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Tony Gonzales drops out of race for House reelection in Texas

Headline from Fox26 Houston, on the newest of 3 developments

Once he's officially dropped out, YouTube personality Brandon Herrera will take the GOP nomination by default.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. GOP leaders push Texas Republican who had affair with staffer to end reelection bid

    Headline from Deseret News ·

  2. Tony Gonzales withdraws from reelection amid scandal

    Headline from WMUR ·

  3. Newest

    Tony Gonzales drops out of race for House reelection in Texas

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

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42 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Rep. Tony Gonzales pulled into GOP primary runoff amid allegations he had an affair with a staffer (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Rep. Tony Gonzales will face another round in his Republican primary after he was pulled into a runoff in Texas, NBC News projects, following a campaign shaped by allegations that he had an affair with a staffer in his congressional office who died by suicide last year.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff in Texas amid a new ethics probe in the House (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop out of his race after allegations of an affair with a staffer.

  3. New York Post

    Rep. Tony Gonzales advances to runoff election after alleged affair with aide who fatally lit herself on fire (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Rep. Tony Gonzales faced calls to resign after allegations surfaced of an affair with a staffer who fatally set herself on fire last year.

  4. CBS News

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales forced into primary runoff after affair allegations shake up race, CBS News projects (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas and gun activist Brandon Herrera are locked in a tight primary battle, as Gonzales faces calls to resign after being accused of having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide.

  5. Deseret News

    GOP leaders push Texas Republican who had affair with staffer to end reelection bid (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    House Republican leaders say they told Rep. Gonzales not to run for another term, but they did not call on him to leave office early — a departure that would further diminish their already-slim majority.

  6. CBS News

    GOP leaders urge Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid after he admitted affair with aide (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Texas Republican admitted Wednesday that he had a relationship with the staffer, who later died by suicide.

  7. CNN

    GOP leaders call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to abandon his reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    House GOP leaders on Thursday called on Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to abandon his bid for reelection after he admitted to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.

  8. Washington Examiner

    GOP leadership calls on Tony Gonzales to drop reelection (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Members of leadership called on Tony Gonzales to drop out of the race after he admitted to an affair with a staffer who died.

  9. New York Post

    House GOP leaders ask Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop re-election bid after he admitted to affair with staffer who set herself on fire (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Republican leaders in the House of Representatives publicly asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to drop his re-election bid now that he's admitted an extramarital affair with a staffer who fatally set herself on fire last year.

  10. NPR

    Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales faces runoff amid a new House ethics probe (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop out of his race after allegations of an affair with a staffer.

  11. Roll Call

    GOP leadership urges Gonzales to give up reelection bid (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    House GOP leaders called on Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, to end his reelection bid amid a scandal over an alleged affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. He is vowing

  13. ABC 7 Chicago

    Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales withdraws re-election bid after admitting to affair with staffer (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said he is withdrawing his re-election bid after he admitted to an affair with his aide.

  14. The Guardian

    Texas lawmaker ends re-election bid after admitting to affair with ex-staffer (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Republican congressman Tony Gonzales had repeatedly denied affair with former aide who later died by suicide

  15. NBC Los Angeles

    Rep. Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid amid ethics probe into his affair with a staffer (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, announced that he will drop his bid for re-election but will serve out the rest of his term in Congress.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting affair with aide who committed suicide (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The move is the latest in a quickly changing situation that stunned Capitol Hill and resulted in a House Ethics Committee investigation.

  17. Fox26 Houston

    Tony Gonzales drops out of race for House reelection in Texas (opens Fox26 Houston)

    Published

    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Once he's officially dropped out, YouTube personality Brandon Herrera will take the GOP nomination by default.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Gonzales ends reelection bid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has withdrawn from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.

  19. Newsweek

    Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid affair fallout: full statement (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Texas congressman has said he is "eternally grateful" to his constituents and pledged to continue fighting for them for the rest of this Congress.

  20. RedState

    Scandal-Plagued Rep. Tony Gonzales Drops Reelection Bid, Clearing the Field for Candidate Brandon Herrera (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Rep. Tony Gonzales ends reelection bid amid scandal, clearing way for GOP Brandon Herrera in TX-23 race.

  21. Breitbart News

    Tony Gonzales Drops Out of Reelection Runoff After Affair Scandal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has exited his reelection runoff after an affair scandal with a former aide embroiled his campaign.

  22. CBS News

    Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of House runoff race after admitting affair with aide (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales had been in a runoff with Brandon Herrera after Tuesday's primary in Texas.

  23. Forbes

    Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales Ends Re-Election Bid Amid Calls To Resign (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The embattled lawmaker is under a House Ethics Committee investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a former member of his staff, who committed suicide last year.

  24. WMUR

    Tony Gonzales withdraws from reelection amid scandal (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Rep Tony Gonzales withdraws from his reelection bid after admitting an affair with a former aide who later died by suicide He will finish his term amid an ethics probe

  25. Blaze Media

    'The appropriate decision': Scandal-ridden Tony Gonzales ends re-election bid after admitting to affair (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    Gonzales clears the way for opponent, firearms influencer Brandon Herrera.

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