Texas Representative Tony Gonzales Suspends Campaign Following Affair Scandal and GOP Pressure

San Antonio, Friday, 6 March 2026.
U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales has suspended his re-election bid for Texas’ 23rd District following intense pressure from House Republican leadership. The withdrawal comes immediately after Gonzales admitted to an affair with a former staffer who tragically died by suicide, a revelation that prompted an ethics investigation and now leaves the GOP nomination to challenger Brandon Herrera.