Not to be confused with Anthony Gonzalez (politician).
This article is about the Texas politician. For other people with similar names, see Anthony Gonzalez (disambiguation).

Tony Gonzales
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded by Will Hurd
Personal details
Born Ernest Anthony Gonzales II
(1980-10-10) October 10, 1980 (age 45)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Party Republican
Spouse Angel Gonzales
Children 6
Education
  • Chaminade University (AA)
  • Excelsior College (BS)
  • American Public University (MA)
  • University of Southern Mississippi (attended)
Website House website
Campaign website
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service 1999–2019
Rank Master Chief Petty Officer
Unit Cryptologic Technician
Battles/wars
  • Iraq War
  • War in Afghanistan
Gonzales's voice
Gonzales on Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Recorded October 20, 2021

Ernest Anthony Gonzales II[1] (born October 10, 1980)[2] is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who has served since 2021 as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district.[3] He is a member of the Republican Party.

A moderate Republican,[4][5][6] Gonzales was censured by the Texas Republican Party in 2023 for voting in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.[7] He is also one of 18 Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan's nomination for Speaker of the House all three times, and the only Republican to have voted against the House rules package afterwards.[8]

Gonzales's votes prompted several conservative primary challengers in 2024, most notably YouTuber Brandon Herrera, who forced a runoff after Gonzales received less than 50% of the vote. He won the runoff election with 50.7% of the vote.[9][10][11]

In 2026, it was revealed that Gonzales had an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide by self-immolation.[12] Gonzales initially ran for re-election and denied the allegations. After failing to secure more than 50% of the vote in the primary on March 3rd, he was set to face Brandon Herrera in a runoff scheduled for May 2026. On March 4, he admitted to the affair. On March 5th, he ended his re-election camapaign amid pressure from party leadership.[13]

Early life and education

Gonzales was raised in San Antonio, Texas.[14] He earned an Associate of Arts from Chaminade University of Honolulu, a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior University, a graduate certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University, and a Master of Arts from American Public University.[2] He is a PhD candidate in international development at the University of Southern Mississippi.[15]

Early career

From 1999 to 2019, Gonzales served in the United States Navy,[16] retiring with the rank of master chief petty officer.[17] A trained Cryptologist Interpretive (CTI), Gonzales was deployed as aircrew in VQ EP-3Es to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan receiving an air medal for his service.[18] He was also stationed in Tampa, Florida; Pensacola, Florida; Kāneʻohe Bay; and San Antonio, and assigned to the United States Navy Office of Legislative Affairs.[19]

Gonzales served as a Department of Defense fellow in the office of Senator Marco Rubio and also worked as an assistant professor of political science at the University of Maryland.[20][21]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 23

Gonzales ran for Texas's 23rd congressional district in the 2020 election. The seat was open, as three-term Republican incumbent Will Hurd did not seek reelection. In the Republican primary, Gonzales narrowly defeated Raul Reyes after a recount. During the primary, Gonzales was endorsed by Hurd and President Donald Trump.[22] In the November general election, Gonzales defeated Democratic nominee Gina Ortiz Jones.[23] The result was considered an upset, as most forecasters believed that the Democrats were favored to flip the district after Hurd announced his retirement.[24]

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 23

Gonzales ran for re-election in 2022, winning his primary with 78% of the vote and the general election with 55.87% against Democrat John Lira and Independent candidate Frank Lopez Jr.

2024

See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 23
2024 GOP primary results by county:
  30–40% Gonzales
  40–50% Gonzales
  50–60% Gonzales
  60–70% Gonzales
2024 GOP primary runoff results by county:
  Gonzales
  •   50–60% Gonzales
  •   60–70% Gonzales
  Herrera
  •   50–60% Herrera
  •   60–70% Herrera
  •   70–80% Herrera
  •   80–90% Herrera

Gonzales was reelected to a third term in 2024.[25] Gonzales faced a strong primary challenge from Brandon Herrera. He won the Republican primary over his primary challenger Brandon Herrera by fewer than 400 votes with 50.6% of the ballots cast.[25] To secure Gonzales' victory, several establishment-allied super PACs put more than $4 million in TV advertising. Herrera spent $1.3 million on TV ads compared to Gonzales' $1.9 million.[26]

After facing down conservative opposition over his votes in Congress, Gonzales garnered 62.3% of the vote in the general election, defeating Democratic challenger Santos Limon by over 71,000 votes.[25]

Tenure

Gonzales voted against impeaching Trump after the events of January 6, 2021, saying that the nation needed to heal and that he looked forward to working with President Biden to do that.[27]

Like all other Senate and House Republicans, Gonzales voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[28]

On May 19, 2021, Gonzales was one of 35 Republicans to join all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6, 2021 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[29]

On March 4, 2023, the Texas Republican Party's executive committee censured Gonzales for failing to vote in line with the party positions, citing his decision to support the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the Respect for Marriage Act (both in 2022) as well as his vote against a House rules packages passed after the contested 2023 Speaker election.[30] Conservative representatives such as Matt Gaetz and Bob Good endorsed Brandon Herrera, a primary challenger to Gonzales for the 2024 election, who Gonzales blasted during an appearance on CNN's State of the Union in April 2024. He called them "real scumbags" who "walk around with white hoods", and called his primary opponent a "neo-Nazi" and an "anarchist" intent on "burning the place down."[31] This came after Gonzales voted in favor of three contentious foreign aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and East Asia, all of which required bipartisan backing to move on.[32]

Affair with political aide

On February 17, 2026, the San Antonio Express-News published text messages allegedly from Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, a political aide to Gonzales, to another staffer.[33] In the text messages from April 2025,[34] Santos-Aviles wrote that she had an affair with Gonzales in 2024.

According to her husband, Adrian Aviles, Santos-Aviles confessed to the affair on May 29, 2024, one day after Gonzales's victory in the 2024 Republican primary.[33] Aviles told media outlets that his wife had a sexual relationship with Gonzales for two to three weeks before he caught her, and she admitted the affair. Following this, Aviles asked his wife to quit her job, but she refused. Aviles then confronted Gonzales and his campaign about the affair, which led to Santos-Aviles being treated like a black sheep at work. The couple later separated, and Santos-Aviles fell into depression. Aviles stated that she threatened to kill herself in August 2025 before her suicide, but police arrived and found "nothing of concern."[34]

On September 13, 2025, Santos-Aviles poured gasoline on herself, outside of her home in Uvalde, and self-immolated. She died the following day at the Brooke Army Medical Center. Her death was ruled a suicide by the Bexar County medical examiner in November 2025. Police stated that video footage showed that Santos-Aviles was home alone at the time of the incident, and no foul play was suspected.[34] A lawyer for Santos-Aviles' husband stated that her affair with Gonzales was an "open secret", and was not believed to have played a role in her suicide. The Daily Mail had previously reported on the alleged affair, though the story was denied by Gonzales at the time.[33] According to Santos-Aviles' mother, her last words were "I don't want to die". Her funeral was held on September 25, 2025;[35] Gonzales did not attend.[33]

In an official response to the publication of the text messages, Gonzales blamed primary opponent Brandon Herrera for the story's publishing, while declining to answer questions about the alleged affair.[36] Several conservatives, including Herrera and Wesley Virdell, subsequently called on Gonzales to resign;[36] while the San Antonio Express-News revoked their endorsement of Gonzales.[37] The White House, who had endorsed Gonzales in the upcoming 2026 Republican primary, declined to comment.[36]

On February 23, 2026, the San Antonio Express-News published alleged text messages sent from Gonzales to Santos-Aviles, where Gonzales asked for a "sexy pic" and about her favorite sexual positions.[38] Following this, Republican House representatives including Lauren Boebert,[39] Tim Burchett,[40] Brandon Gill,[39] Kevin Kiley,[40] Anna Paulina Luna,[39] Nancy Mace[39], Thomas Massie,[40] Chip Roy,[41] and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy[42] variously called on Gonzales to resign or drop his re-election bid; as well as The Dallas Morning News.[43] Conversely, Republicans including House Speaker Mike Johnson, [39] as well as representatives Jim Jordan[44] and Don Bacon[40] did not call on Gonzales to resign. NBC News also reported that the Office of Congressional Conduct concluded an investigation into the matter, but is not scheduled to submit a report until after the primary ends.[39]

Despite calls from congressional members, Gonzales announced that he had no intention to resign, saying: "There will be an opportunity for all the details and facts to come out. What you've seen is not all the facts." [45]

On March 4, 2026, Gonzales admitted for the first time, in an interview with Joe Pags, that he had an affair with Santos-Aviles.[46]

On March 5, 2026, House GOP leadership (Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and House Republican Conference chairwoman Lisa McClain) released a joint statement in which they called for Gonzales to withdraw from his re-election campaign and stated that an investigation into Gonzales's conduct has begun.[47] Later that same day, Gonzales announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he was ending his campaign.[48]

Committee assignments

  • Committee on Appropriations[49]
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies[50]
    • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies[50]

Caucus memberships

  • Climate Solutions Caucus[51]
  • Problem Solvers Caucus[52]
  • Republican Study Committee[53]

Party leadership

  • Assistant Republican Whip (2021–present)[54]

Political positions

Abortion

Gonzales describes himself as pro-life. He co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021 (H.R. 18), which aims to codify the Hyde Amendment banning federal funding for abortions.[55]

Foreign policy

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Gonzales signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.[56]

Gonzales voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[57]

Gonzales proposed a new Iranian Campaign Service Medal for Operation Midnight Hammer for the pilots and support personnel of the aircraft involved.[58] In June 2025 he filed H.R. 4254[59] Iranian Campaign Medal Act that expanded eligibility to the entire Iran-Israel War.[60]

Gun rights

Gonzales supported amending the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to remove a proposed red flag law provision. He and other House Republicans signed a letter that argued the provision would infringe on Second Amendment rights and allow "military judges and magistrates to issue military court gun confiscation orders."[61]

After the Robb Elementary School shooting in Gonzales's congressional district, Gonzales voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and cited his experience growing up in an abusive household (including an instance of his father threatening his mother with a gun) as his reason for supporting the act.[62]

Immigration

Gonzales supports keeping Title 42 expulsion in place and, along with senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra arguing that the removal of Title 42 would encourage illegal immigration at the southern border.[63]

In 2022, Gonzales argued that while the Remain in Mexico policy enacted by the Trump administration had flaws, it had been an effective strategy to prevent illegal immigration and asylum fraud and that repealing laws on illegal immigration and off-soil asylum processing had led to cases such as the trailer deaths in San Antonio earlier that year. In response to the repeal of the Remain in Mexico policy under Biden, Gonzales called for an increase in immigration judges to process asylum cases "in days, not years." He supports the expansion and simplification of work visas to reform legal immigration.[64][65]

LGBT issues

On July 19, 2022, Gonzales and 46 other House Republicans voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which repealed the Defense of Marriage Act. It would require each state to recognize any marriage performed in another state, and codify same-sex marriage and Obergefell v. Hodges into federal law.[66][67] It was signed into law by President Biden on December 13, 2022.[68]

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Gonzales was among 71 House Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.[69]

Personal life

Gonzales and his wife, Angel, have six children.[70] Angel served as the treasurer and custodian of records for Gonzales's campaign.[71] He is Catholic.[72]

Electoral history

2020 Texas's 23rd congressional district election[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Gonzales 149,395 50.6
Democratic Gina Ortiz Jones 137,693 46.6
Libertarian Beto Villela 8,369 2.8
Total votes 295,457 100
Republican hold
2022 Texas's 23rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Gonzales (incumbent) 116,649 55.8
Democratic John Lira 80,947 38.7
Independent Frank Lopez Jr. 11,180 5.3
Total votes 208,776 100.0
Republican hold
2024 Texas's 23rd congressional district election[74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Gonzales (incumbent) 180,720 62.30
Democratic Santos Limon 109,373 37.70
Total votes 290,093 100.00
Republican hold

See also

  • List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress

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