GOP Rep. Gonzales ending reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer
Source: CNN
GOP Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales said he is ending his reelection bid after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.
After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment Ive always had to my district, he wrote in a statement post on X.
Six years ago, Gonzales, a Navy veteran, pulled off an upset in a battleground House seat with the help of then-campaign chief Tom Emmer.
But in a fiery and emotional phone call on Thursday, Emmer, now the No. 3 House Republican, delivered what he considered the hard truth after Gonzales acknowledged an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide. He urged Gonzales to drop his reelection bid, arguing that he had lied to Emmer himself and the public.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/politics/tony-gonzales-affair-staffer-johnson-runoff
DJ Synikus Makisimus
(1,370 posts)RandySF
(83,245 posts)hamsterjill
(17,470 posts)They are ALL gun maniacs!
This one, however, was a special kinda gross. Gonzales needed to go.
gun humping cowards are a dime a dozen in Texas
RandySF
(83,245 posts)RockRaven
(19,111 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:05 AM - Edit history (1)
Because no candidate in the '26 primary which just happened got above 50% in the field of four GrOPers.
I don't know how it works now. Will they still hold the runoff election between those two (Gonzales and Herrera) even though Gonzales is "suspending" his campaign? Or can they hand it to Herrera without a runoff? Or will they hold a runoff between Herrera and third place person?
BTW, Herrera is a gun nut, runs a gun business called "The AK Guy" and a YouTube channel about guns.
LeftInTX
(34,098 posts)This happened with another congressman in 2022. I checked and there was no runoff in that race.
So, we're stuck with AK Guy (ugh)
dweller
(28,191 posts)So he has to drop out now .
Mikey the Rat losing his majority would be sweet
✌🏻
AZ8theist
(7,249 posts)Skittles
(170,977 posts)these GOP hypocrite freaks routinely judge the morals of others
sinkingfeeling
(57,698 posts)FakeNoose
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Clouds Passing
(7,801 posts)travelingthrulife
(5,040 posts)hamsterjill
(17,470 posts)They'll both probably be salivating over him.
purr-rat beauty
(1,200 posts)He's an accessory to her suicide
Let's hope more comes out and he gets nailed