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House Speaker Johnson calls on Texas Rep. Gonzales to drop reelection bid

House Republican leaders urged Rep. Tony Gonzales to withdraw from reelection after he admitted an affair with a staffer.
Gonzales admitted the affair on a conservative radio show, calling it a lapse in judgment.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Gonzales's relationship with the aide Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in September.
Gonzales heads to a May runoff in Texas's southwest district after the primary, facing Brandon Herrera from the right.
Katy Padilla Stout won the Democratic primary in Gonzales's district and advanced to the November general election.
Cook Political Report still lists the district as Solid R.
Speaker Mike Johnson and House leadership described Gonzales as cooperating with the investigation.
Regina Santos-Aviles's death and the affair led to renewed scrutiny of Gonzales's conduct.
The district is in southwestern Texas along the Mexican border.
The election path follows a primary that produced a runoff and a November general election.

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