Originally published at: Five Points on the Rep. Tony Gonzales Affair Allegations Disrupting the Texas Primaries
You’ve probably been hearing the name Tony Gonzales a lot over the past couple of weeks. The Texas Republican represents the Lone Star state’s largest congressional district, and is running for reelection in a seat the GOP is desperate to hold onto given their razor-thin House majority. But Gonzales, who is married with six children,…
Another Republican “Family Values Man” caught in a sex scandle. Must be Tuesday.
At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year
“If you are tracking drag queens or trans people or just LGBTQ+ people abusing children … those stories just don’t happen much.”
Daniel Villarreal (he/him)November 4, 2025, 6:00 pm EST
TX-23 is winnable.
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Gosh, just wondering whether if the 10 Commandments had been posted in Mr. Gonzales’ grade-school classroom things could have played out differently….
What happens if he wins the primary, then resigns. Do they need to redo the vote for the GQP have to hold another primary election with the remaining candidates? Or could he set his resignation as the end of his term, and keep running for the office to “let the people decide” whether to return him to office.
(It’s been a really bad day and my mind has wandered in weird directions)
News reports today say that Gonzales is refusing to resign. Mike Johnson is giving him political cover by saying that it up to Gonzales to address the issue with his constituents. Last November he flat out denied that he had an affair with this staff person.
Gonzales is a family man with six children.