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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Nancy Mace among Republicans calling for colleague to resign over affair allegations with staffer who died by suicide

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing calls to step down from his position or drop out of the upcoming race as he becomes embroiled in a scandal involving a former staffer - (Getty Images)

Republican Congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace are demanding that their colleague, Rep. Tony Gonzales, resign amid recent reports that allege the congressman sent provocative text messages to a former staffer with whom he had an affair before the staffer died by suicide.

For months, Gonzales, 45, has been embroiled in a scandal around the death of Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, his former staffer, who claimed to have an affair with the congressman. Santos-Aviles, 35, died by suicide in September 2025.

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