Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales said on Tuesday he won't resign as a result of the alleged affair with an aide who later committed suicide.
NBC News reporter Lizzie Jensen asked the lawmaker about the possibility, which he rejected. "I will not resign, I work every day for the people of Texas," he said.
"What you've seen are not all the facts," he added. Gonzales did not answer to repeated questions about the veracity of texts at the center of the scandal, which detail that Gonzales asked Regina Ann Santos-Aviles for "sexy" pictures of her and asked her about her favorite sexual positions.
NEW: Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will NOT resign, per @LizzieJensenn
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) February 24, 2026
He was asked repeatedly if the explicit texts he sent to former aide were legit & he did not directly respond
“I will not resign, I work everyday for the ppl of Texas.. what you’ve seen are not all the facts”
At least five House Republicans have called on Gonzales to either resign or refrain from running for reelection. The lawmakers in question are Lauren Boebert, Brandon Gill, Tim Burchett, Thomas Massie and Nancy Mace. "He needs to go," Burchett told Axios.
In this context, Gonzales is trailing his opponent in the GOP primary in Texas' 23rd district by more than 20 points.
The New York Post detailed that Gonzales would get just 21% of the support from likely voters in the March 3 primary, where he will face YouTuber and firearms enthusiast Brandon Herrera.
Herrera, in turn, is getting 45% of the support, placing him as the favorite in a potential runoff, which would take place on May 26. Moreover, 26% of respondents said they were undecided, while former Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco and construction executive Keith Barton got 4% of the support each.
Elsewhere in the poll, 54% of respondents said they had an "unfavorable" view of Gonzales, compared to 24% who said they still support him.
Punchbowl News noted that the Office of Congressional Conduct has been looking into potential House rules violations related to the alleged affair.
The outlet noted that even if Gonzales wins his primary on March 3 he could face an investigation by the House Ethics Committee depending on the conclusions reached by the Office of Congressional Conduct.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, on his end, called the allegations "very serious" but urged for the investigation to play our before reaching a conclusion: "I've been intellectually consistent about this. whether you're talking about Republicans or Democrats, you have to let the system play out." He later said that he would talk to Gonzales.
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