Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Thursday dropped his bid for reelection after acknowledging that he had an affair with a staff member who later died after setting herself on fire.
“After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I’ve always had to my district,” Gonzales said in a late-night statement posted on X, days after advancing to a primary runoff against a conservative challenger.
