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GOP Leaders Urge Gonzales to Quit over Staffer Affair

March 5, 2026·20 days ago·via Fox News Politics
GOP Leaders Urge Gonzales to Quit over Staffer Affair
House GOP leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, demand Rep. Tony Gonzales drop his re-election bid after he finally admits to an affair with staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who later died by suicide after setting herself on fire. Gonzales calls it a "lapse in judgment," claims he's reconciled with his wife and sought God's forgiveness, but now faces a House Ethics Committee probe into sexual misconduct and favoritism like raises and bonuses she received. Read more about this...

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