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Rep. Tony Gonzales Quits Congress With Expulsion Vote Hours Away
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales told the public Monday evening that he would step away from his congressional seat. In a post published on X at 5:30 p.m., the three-term lawmaker from San Antonio wrote that he intended to submit his retirement paperwork once the House gaveled back into session on Tuesday. “There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all,” Gonzales wrote. “When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.” There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas. — Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) April 13, 2026 He gave no indication of whether his exit would be immediate. Up until Monday, the congressman had maintained he would remain in office through the end of his current term while his party tried to protect a narrow 217-214 advantage in the chamber. Roughly sixty minutes before Gonzales went public, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell disclosed that he, too, planned to leave the House. Several of Swalwell’s former staff members had come forward over the weekend with accusations of sexual misconduct against him, and one ex-aide alleged that Swalwell had sexually assaulted her. Swalwell rejected the assault claim, calling it “flat false.” Support for expelling both lawmakers from the chamber gained traction rapidly over the weekend. Saturday saw Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, declare her intention to file a removal motion targeting Swalwell, while also voicing support for ousting Gonzales. That same day, Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, who leads the Democratic Women’s Caucus, announced she would bring forward her own removal resolution focused on Gonzales. Leger Fernández described both men as unfit for their positions, saying they had committed “sexual transgressions against women who work for them” and should either step down voluntarily or be removed by their colleagues. When Gonzales posted his retirement plans later that evening, she responded that members were “not backing down.” She gave him a deadline on X: he needed to make his departure effective right away, or she would file the expulsion paperwork at 2 p.m. Tuesday. He has until 2PM tomorrow—when we will file his expulsion. He better write that resignation “effective immediately.” https://t.co/IvdfCvLvnd — Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@RepTeresaLF) April 13, 2026 Removing a sitting member requires the backing of two-thirds of the full House. With the two parties separated by just three seats, losing one lawmaker from each side would keep the partisan math unchanged, which lowered the political cost for both caucuses. In both cases, party leaders had urged the two men to withdraw from their reelection races but had not gone so far as to demand they vacate their offices before their terms ended. House rules give individual members the ability to bring removal resolutions directly to the floor as “privileged actions,” bypassing leadership altogether. Luna and Leger Fernández both signaled they would use that mechanism. Forced removal has happened only six times in the entire history of the chamber. The last instance was the ouster of New York Republican George Santos in 2023. A first attempt to remove Santos had fallen short because a number of colleagues argued it was wrong to expel someone before the Ethics Committee completed its review. Traditionally, the House has left it to voters to pass judgment on a member’s behavior at election time. This situation appeared different. Lawmakers from across the political spectrum had already publicly committed to voting for removal. On the Republican side, those who declared their support included Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, Bryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Luna, Nancy Mace, and Addison McDowell. On the Democratic side, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Julie Johnson, Ro Khanna, Leger Fernández, Emily Randall, and Nydia Velázquez all said they would vote in favor. The appetite for action could widen further. Colleagues had also raised the possibility of removing Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat who was found to have violated campaign finance rules by the Ethics Committee, and Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican facing an ethics probe into allegations of sexual and financial wrongdoing. Gonzales’ troubles became public in February after the San Antonio Express-News published a report revealing his relationship with Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, a staffer based in Uvalde, who later took her own life. Text messages included in the story showed the congressman pushing the aide to send him explicit photographs after she had resisted his advances. For months, the congressman refused to speak publicly about the matter. When KSAT Investigates tried to ask him about it in November, during his first appearance before reporters since a September 14 story on the subject, he avoided the questions entirely and remained silent on the topic afterward. That changed in early March. Gonzales publicly acknowledged the affair, and GOP leaders in the House pressed the three-term congressman to abandon his reelection campaign. He agreed. On the same day the Ethics Committee opened its probe, he sat for an interview on the “Joe Pags Show,” where he was asked directly about Santos-Aviles. “I made a mistake and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” he told the host. He said he and his wife had worked through the situation and that he had sought God’s forgiveness. He expressed willingness to cooperate with the Ethics Committee’s review. Senior members from both parties on the committee issued a joint announcement that investigators would examine whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” Congressional ethics rules bar any member from pursuing a sexual relationship with a House employee under their supervision. The situation deepened last week when a second woman who had worked on his 2020 campaign produced text messages showing Gonzales had behaved in a sexually inappropriate way toward her. Separately, the San Antonio Express-News reported that he had also solicited nude photographs from yet another staffer and tried to initiate a sexual relationship with her during that same campaign period. Bobby Barrera, the lawyer for Adrian Aviles, the widower of Santos-Aviles, told KSAT the congressman’s decision was not voluntary. “His resignation was long overdue. And clearly, it only came about as a result of intense pressure from other congressional members,” Barrera said. “It represents a vindication of his victims, including Regina Aviles. But he should get no credit for doing the right thing.” Katy Padilla Stout, who is running as the Democratic candidate for the 23rd District, said the departure was overdue and did not erase the harm Gonzales had caused or the inaction by Republican leadership. She described the district’s representation as “inadequate and corrupt” and called on Governor Greg Abbott to schedule a special election as quickly as possible so that constituents would not be left without a voice in Washington. The district’s residents, she said, deserve someone who reflects their values and work ethic. The Republican nominee for the seat, Brandon Herrera, a firearms-focused content creator, welcomed the consequences. He called the behavior of both Gonzales and Swalwell “heinous sexual improprieties” and said he was frustrated that the district had been left without a representative. He committed to speaking up for its residents at the federal level until he could formally take office after November. Days earlier, on Friday, Herrera had posted on social media that removing one lawmaker from each party would eliminate any partisan excuse for inaction. “Congress currently has the ability to expel two known sex pests in a fair, bipartisan, and morally necessary way,” he wrote. If the seat is vacated, Governor Abbott holds the authority to set the date for a special election. The 23rd Congressional District stretches from San Antonio west to El Paso County, spanning a large portion of the Texas border region. It is a majority-Hispanic district that Democrats at the national level have been watching closely. The November contest will feature Herrera against Padilla Stout. In 2024, President Donald Trump carried the district by 15 points, while Sen. Ted Cruz won it by 8. Across the country this cycle, Democratic candidates have consistently beaten their 2024 performance in special elections. In one North Texas state Senate race, the Democratic winner ran more than 30 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 result in the same area.
Rep. Tony Gonzales Quits Congress With Expulsion Vote Hours Away
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales told the public Monday evening that he would step away from his congressional seat. In a post published on X at 5:30 p.m., the three-term lawmaker from San Antonio wrote that he intended to submit his retirement paperwork once the House gaveled back into session on Tuesday. “There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all,” Gonzales wrote. “When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.” There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas. — Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) April 13, 2026 He gave no indication of whether his exit would be immediate. Up until Monday, the congressman had maintained he would remain in office through the end of his current term while his party tried to protect a narrow 217-214 advantage in the chamber. Roughly sixty minutes before Gonzales went public, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell disclosed that he, too, planned to leave the House. Several of Swalwell’s former staff members had come forward over the weekend with accusations of sexual misconduct against him, and one ex-aide alleged that Swalwell had sexually assaulted her. Swalwell rejected the assault claim, calling it “flat false.” Support for expelling both lawmakers from the chamber gained traction rapidly over the weekend. Saturday saw Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, declare her intention to file a removal motion targeting Swalwell, while also voicing support for ousting Gonzales. That same day, Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, who leads the Democratic Women’s Caucus, announced she would bring forward her own removal resolution focused on Gonzales. Leger Fernández described both men as unfit for their positions, saying they had committed “sexual transgressions against women who work for them” and should either step down voluntarily or be removed by their colleagues. When Gonzales posted his retirement plans later that evening, she responded that members were “not backing down.” She gave him a deadline on X: he needed to make his departure effective right away, or she would file the expulsion paperwork at 2 p.m. Tuesday. He has until 2PM tomorrow—when we will file his expulsion. He better write that resignation “effective immediately.” https://t.co/IvdfCvLvnd — Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@RepTeresaLF) April 13, 2026 Removing a sitting member requires the backing of two-thirds of the full House. With the two parties separated by just three seats, losing one lawmaker from each side would keep the partisan math unchanged, which lowered the political cost for both caucuses. In both cases, party leaders had urged the two men to withdraw from their reelection races but had not gone so far as to demand they vacate their offices before their terms ended. House rules give individual members the ability to bring removal resolutions directly to the floor as “privileged actions,” bypassing leadership altogether. Luna and Leger Fernández both signaled they would use that mechanism. Forced removal has happened only six times in the entire history of the chamber. The last instance was the ouster of New York Republican George Santos in 2023. A first attempt to remove Santos had fallen short because a number of colleagues argued it was wrong to expel someone before the Ethics Committee completed its review. Traditionally, the House has left it to voters to pass judgment on a member’s behavior at election time. This situation appeared different. Lawmakers from across the political spectrum had already publicly committed to voting for removal. On the Republican side, those who declared their support included Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, Bryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Luna, Nancy Mace, and Addison McDowell. On the Democratic side, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Julie Johnson, Ro Khanna, Leger Fernández, Emily Randall, and Nydia Velázquez all said they would vote in favor. The appetite for action could widen further. Colleagues had also raised the possibility of removing Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat who was found to have violated campaign finance rules by the Ethics Committee, and Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican facing an ethics probe into allegations of sexual and financial wrongdoing. Gonzales’ troubles became public in February after the San Antonio Express-News published a report revealing his relationship with Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, a staffer based in Uvalde, who later took her own life. Text messages included in the story showed the congressman pushing the aide to send him explicit photographs after she had resisted his advances. For months, the congressman refused to speak publicly about the matter. When KSAT Investigates tried to ask him about it in November, during his first appearance before reporters since a September 14 story on the subject, he avoided the questions entirely and remained silent on the topic afterward. That changed in early March. Gonzales publicly acknowledged the affair, and GOP leaders in the House pressed the three-term congressman to abandon his reelection campaign. He agreed. On the same day the Ethics Committee opened its probe, he sat for an interview on the “Joe Pags Show,” where he was asked directly about Santos-Aviles. “I made a mistake and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” he told the host. He said he and his wife had worked through the situation and that he had sought God’s forgiveness. He expressed willingness to cooperate with the Ethics Committee’s review. Senior members from both parties on the committee issued a joint announcement that investigators would examine whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” Congressional ethics rules bar any member from pursuing a sexual relationship with a House employee under their supervision. The situation deepened last week when a second woman who had worked on his 2020 campaign produced text messages showing Gonzales had behaved in a sexually inappropriate way toward her. Separately, the San Antonio Express-News reported that he had also solicited nude photographs from yet another staffer and tried to initiate a sexual relationship with her during that same campaign period. Bobby Barrera, the lawyer for Adrian Aviles, the widower of Santos-Aviles, told KSAT the congressman’s decision was not voluntary. “His resignation was long overdue. And clearly, it only came about as a result of intense pressure from other congressional members,” Barrera said. “It represents a vindication of his victims, including Regina Aviles. But he should get no credit for doing the right thing.” Katy Padilla Stout, who is running as the Democratic candidate for the 23rd District, said the departure was overdue and did not erase the harm Gonzales had caused or the inaction by Republican leadership. She described the district’s representation as “inadequate and corrupt” and called on Governor Greg Abbott to schedule a special election as quickly as possible so that constituents would not be left without a voice in Washington. The district’s residents, she said, deserve someone who reflects their values and work ethic. The Republican nominee for the seat, Brandon Herrera, a firearms-focused content creator, welcomed the consequences. He called the behavior of both Gonzales and Swalwell “heinous sexual improprieties” and said he was frustrated that the district had been left without a representative. He committed to speaking up for its residents at the federal level until he could formally take office after November. Days earlier, on Friday, Herrera had posted on social media that removing one lawmaker from each party would eliminate any partisan excuse for inaction. “Congress currently has the ability to expel two known sex pests in a fair, bipartisan, and morally necessary way,” he wrote. If the seat is vacated, Governor Abbott holds the authority to set the date for a special election. The 23rd Congressional District stretches from San Antonio west to El Paso County, spanning a large portion of the Texas border region. It is a majority-Hispanic district that Democrats at the national level have been watching closely. The November contest will feature Herrera against Padilla Stout. In 2024, President Donald Trump carried the district by 15 points, while Sen. Ted Cruz won it by 8. Across the country this cycle, Democratic candidates have consistently beaten their 2024 performance in special elections. In one North Texas state Senate race, the Democratic winner ran more than 30 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 result in the same area.
Rep. Tony Gonzales Quits Congress With Expulsion Vote Hours Away
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales told the public Monday evening that he would step away from his congressional seat. In a post published on X at 5:30 p.m., the three-term lawmaker from San Antonio wrote that he intended to submit his retirement paperwork once the House gaveled back into session on Tuesday. “There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all,” Gonzales wrote. “When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.” There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas. — Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) April 13, 2026 He gave no indication of whether his exit would be immediate. Up until Monday, the congressman had maintained he would remain in office through the end of his current term while his party tried to protect a narrow 217-214 advantage in the chamber. Roughly sixty minutes before Gonzales went public, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell disclosed that he, too, planned to leave the House. Several of Swalwell’s former staff members had come forward over the weekend with accusations of sexual misconduct against him, and one ex-aide alleged that Swalwell had sexually assaulted her. Swalwell rejected the assault claim, calling it “flat false.” Support for expelling both lawmakers from the chamber gained traction rapidly over the weekend. Saturday saw Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, declare her intention to file a removal motion targeting Swalwell, while also voicing support for ousting Gonzales. That same day, Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, who leads the Democratic Women’s Caucus, announced she would bring forward her own removal resolution focused on Gonzales. Leger Fernández described both men as unfit for their positions, saying they had committed “sexual transgressions against women who work for them” and should either step down voluntarily or be removed by their colleagues. When Gonzales posted his retirement plans later that evening, she responded that members were “not backing down.” She gave him a deadline on X: he needed to make his departure effective right away, or she would file the expulsion paperwork at 2 p.m. Tuesday. He has until 2PM tomorrow—when we will file his expulsion. He better write that resignation “effective immediately.” https://t.co/IvdfCvLvnd — Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@RepTeresaLF) April 13, 2026 Removing a sitting member requires the backing of two-thirds of the full House. With the two parties separated by just three seats, losing one lawmaker from each side would keep the partisan math unchanged, which lowered the political cost for both caucuses. In both cases, party leaders had urged the two men to withdraw from their reelection races but had not gone so far as to demand they vacate their offices before their terms ended. House rules give individual members the ability to bring removal resolutions directly to the floor as “privileged actions,” bypassing leadership altogether. Luna and Leger Fernández both signaled they would use that mechanism. Forced removal has happened only six times in the entire history of the chamber. The last instance was the ouster of New York Republican George Santos in 2023. A first attempt to remove Santos had fallen short because a number of colleagues argued it was wrong to expel someone before the Ethics Committee completed its review. Traditionally, the House has left it to voters to pass judgment on a member’s behavior at election time. This situation appeared different. Lawmakers from across the political spectrum had already publicly committed to voting for removal. On the Republican side, those who declared their support included Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, Bryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Luna, Nancy Mace, and Addison McDowell. On the Democratic side, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Julie Johnson, Ro Khanna, Leger Fernández, Emily Randall, and Nydia Velázquez all said they would vote in favor. The appetite for action could widen further. Colleagues had also raised the possibility of removing Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat who was found to have violated campaign finance rules by the Ethics Committee, and Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican facing an ethics probe into allegations of sexual and financial wrongdoing. Gonzales’ troubles became public in February after the San Antonio Express-News published a report revealing his relationship with Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, a staffer based in Uvalde, who later took her own life. Text messages included in the story showed the congressman pushing the aide to send him explicit photographs after she had resisted his advances. For months, the congressman refused to speak publicly about the matter. When KSAT Investigates tried to ask him about it in November, during his first appearance before reporters since a September 14 story on the subject, he avoided the questions entirely and remained silent on the topic afterward. That changed in early March. Gonzales publicly acknowledged the affair, and GOP leaders in the House pressed the three-term congressman to abandon his reelection campaign. He agreed. On the same day the Ethics Committee opened its probe, he sat for an interview on the “Joe Pags Show,” where he was asked directly about Santos-Aviles. “I made a mistake and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” he told the host. He said he and his wife had worked through the situation and that he had sought God’s forgiveness. He expressed willingness to cooperate with the Ethics Committee’s review. Senior members from both parties on the committee issued a joint announcement that investigators would examine whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” Congressional ethics rules bar any member from pursuing a sexual relationship with a House employee under their supervision. The situation deepened last week when a second woman who had worked on his 2020 campaign produced text messages showing Gonzales had behaved in a sexually inappropriate way toward her. Separately, the San Antonio Express-News reported that he had also solicited nude photographs from yet another staffer and tried to initiate a sexual relationship with her during that same campaign period. Bobby Barrera, the lawyer for Adrian Aviles, the widower of Santos-Aviles, told KSAT the congressman’s decision was not voluntary. “His resignation was long overdue. And clearly, it only came about as a result of intense pressure from other congressional members,” Barrera said. “It represents a vindication of his victims, including Regina Aviles. But he should get no credit for doing the right thing.” Katy Padilla Stout, who is running as the Democratic candidate for the 23rd District, said the departure was overdue and did not erase the harm Gonzales had caused or the inaction by Republican leadership. She described the district’s representation as “inadequate and corrupt” and called on Governor Greg Abbott to schedule a special election as quickly as possible so that constituents would not be left without a voice in Washington. The district’s residents, she said, deserve someone who reflects their values and work ethic. The Republican nominee for the seat, Brandon Herrera, a firearms-focused content creator, welcomed the consequences. He called the behavior of both Gonzales and Swalwell “heinous sexual improprieties” and said he was frustrated that the district had been left without a representative. He committed to speaking up for its residents at the federal level until he could formally take office after November. Days earlier, on Friday, Herrera had posted on social media that removing one lawmaker from each party would eliminate any partisan excuse for inaction. “Congress currently has the ability to expel two known sex pests in a fair, bipartisan, and morally necessary way,” he wrote. If the seat is vacated, Governor Abbott holds the authority to set the date for a special election. The 23rd Congressional District stretches from San Antonio west to El Paso County, spanning a large portion of the Texas border region. It is a majority-Hispanic district that Democrats at the national level have been watching closely. The November contest will feature Herrera against Padilla Stout. In 2024, President Donald Trump carried the district by 15 points, while Sen. Ted Cruz won it by 8. Across the country this cycle, Democratic candidates have consistently beaten their 2024 performance in special elections. In one North Texas state Senate race, the Democratic winner ran more than 30 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 result in the same area.