14 Apr 2026 10:50 am
Hope this helps.......
REP. TONY GONZALES (R-TX) — THE FULL BREAKDOWN ======================================================
Married. Father of six. Navy veteran (20 years). Three-term congressman.
Resigned one hour after Swalwell. Here's why.
THE TWO WOMEN
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STAFFER #1 — Regina Santos-Aviles (District Director, Uvalde)
- Full sexual affair — Gonzales admitted it
- Texts show him pressing for explicit photos AFTER she said he was going too far
- DIED BY SUICIDE — September 2025
- Her widower handed her phone to journalists to get accountability
- Widower's attorney: "His resignation was long overdue. It represents
a vindication of his victims, including Regina."
STAFFER #2 — 2020 Campaign Political Director (unnamed)
- Army veteran, former defense contractor
- Asked for nudes 12+ TIMES IN 3 DAYS — she declined every time
- Never became physical — "We didn't so much as touch"
- Her words: "I call it sexual bullying. It's kind of like dealing
with a toddler. I just kept trying to redirect him."
- Why she came forward: "The man's done, but this behavior has got to stop."
TIMELINE
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2020 — Sends political director explicit texts during campaign
Jan 2021 — Takes office
May 2024 — Begins affair with district director Santos-Aviles
Sept 2025 — Santos-Aviles dies by suicide
Feb 2026 — San Antonio Express-News publishes affair story
(texts provided by the WIDOWER)
Nov 2025–Feb 2026 — Dodges questions for MONTHS
Mar 2026 — Finally admits affair on radio show:
"I've asked God to forgive me, which he has"
Mar 2026 — House Ethics Committee opens investigation
Mar 2026 — GOP leadership tells him to drop reelection bid
Apr 6 — SECOND staffer confirms explicit texts to NBC News
Apr 13 — Announces "retirement" on X — one hour after Swalwell
HIS "APOLOGY"
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"I've asked God to forgive me, which he has."
— Said on a conservative radio show. Not a press conference.
WHY HE QUIT WHEN HE DID
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- Bipartisan expulsion votes were being filed
- Swalwell resigned one hour earlier — couldn't be the lone holdout
- Used the word "retirement" not "resignation" — protecting his pension
THE COLD DETAILS
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- Dodged questions about a dead woman for 5 MONTHS
- Her widower had to go to the PRESS to get accountability
- Said God already forgave him on a RADIO SHOW
- Left his resignation date deliberately VAGUE
- Rep. Leger Fernández: "He has until 2PM tomorrow to clarify.
He better write that resignation effective immediately."
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna:
"We have successfully drained part of the swamp this week."
A woman is dead. Her husband had to become a whistleblower.
And this man told a radio host God already handled it.
