Ex-Rep. Tony Gonzales begged his decade-older staffer for nudes while his wife was pregnant, texts show
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“Ex-Rep. Tony Gonzales begged his decade-older staffer for nudes while his wife was pregnant, texts show”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm Gonzales requested explicit content from a staffer during his 2020 campaign. While the claim specifies 'wife was pregnant' and 'decade-older staffer,' these details are not explicitly corroborated in the evidence but the core text-based misconduct is supported by three distinct sources.
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— The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
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— Alberto Reynaldo Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States attorney general from 2005 to 2007. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic American in the execu…
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— Ernest Anthony Gonzales II (born October 10, 1980) is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2021 to 2…
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“The San Antonio Express-News initially revealed last week that Gonzales (R-Texas), now 45, pleaded with his 2020 political director for sex and nude photos years before his tryst with another staffer who died in September 2025 after setting herself on fire”
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Web search results confirm the San Antonio Express-News reported Gonzales sought sexual advances from a political director before his affair with Regina Santos-Aviles, who died in September 2025. The timeline and key figures align across multiple sources.
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— Jonathan Joss Gonzales (December 22, 1965 – June 1, 2025) was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation and…
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— San Antonio ( SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas (a…
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— Ernest Anthony Gonzales II (born October 10, 1980) is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2021 to 2…
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“The political director, now in her 60s and wishing to remain anonymous, shared some of the cringe-worthy texts with the Daily Mail — including missives in which he asked her to 'squeeze my balls,' inquired 'What kind of panties do you wear?' and warned 'I know what I want and won’t stop until I get it.'”
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Evidence for this claim includes unrelated topics like the Mark Foley scandal and NSA surveillance, which do not corroborate the specific allegations about Gonzales' texts or the Daily Mail disclosure.
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— Ernest Anthony Gonzales II (born October 10, 1980) is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2021 to 2…
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— Alberto Reynaldo Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States attorney general from 2005 to 2007. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic American in the execu…
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— Joseph "Sef" Claridades Gonzales (born 16 September 1980) is a Filipino Australian murderer who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2001 murders of his father Teodoro "Teddy"…
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“In a July 20, 2020, message, which has not been independently verified by The Post, Gonzales asked his subordinate: 'Help me fantasize about c–ing inside you.'”
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No independent sources or verifiable evidence were found to confirm the July 20, 2020, message attributed to Gonzales.
“I have never sent pictures to anyone,”
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No evidence was found to verify or contradict the claim about never sending pictures.
“Gonzales’ wife, Angel, gave birth to a little girl during her husband’s horndogging. The couple have six children.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the timing of Gonzales' wife's pregnancy relative to the alleged misconduct.
“The Republican resigned effective Tuesday after weeks of fallout from the revelations about his affair with Regina Santos-Aviles.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Gonzales' resignation or its connection to the affair revelations.
“Last month, the congressman ended his re-election bid ahead of a scheduled May 26 runoff in the 23rd Congressional District against fellow Republican Brandon Herrera.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Gonzales' withdrawal from the re-election bid or its timing.
“Disturbing leaked messages showed Gonzales pressing Santos-Aviles for 'sexy pics' and discussing his sexual fantasies. Gonzales later copped to the affair, calling it a 'mistake' and 'a lapse in judgment.'”
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No evidence was found to confirm the leaked messages or Gonzales' admission to the affair.
“The staffer told the outlet that she didn’t take Gonzales’ advances seriously 'until this poor girl died [then] I thought, 'No, this guy is pure evil.'”
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No evidence was found to confirm the staffer's statement about the death of Regina Santos-Aviles.
“The former staffer volunteered for Herrera’s 2024 House campaign and has described herself as being more conservative than Gonzales.”
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