Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer [View all]
Source: AP
By JOHN HANNA and JUAN LOZANO
Updated 2:35 PM CST, February 24, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas resisted growing calls Tuesday from fellow congressional Republicans to resign over a report of an alleged affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joined Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in demanding that Gonzales step down immediately. Gonzales is in a tough race in Texas’ Republican primary on March 3, facing a challenger he narrowly defeated in a 2024 GOP runoff.
He told reporters he will not resign. A resignation would leave Republicans with a 217-214 majority until March, when the first of three special elections to fill vacancies is set in Georgia.
“There will be opportunities for all of the details and facts to come out,” he said. “What you’ve seen is not all the facts.”
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