Posted on 02/19/2026 12:15:13 PM PST by Miami Rebel
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) declared on Thursday that he “WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED” following a report suggesting an aide committed suicide after an alleged affair with the congressman.
“I WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED. Disgusting to see people profit politically and financially off a tragic death. The public should IMMEDIATELY have full access to the Uvalde Police report,” Gonzales wrote on X.
The congressman included a message from a lawyer offering a non-disclosure agreement and settlement.
I WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED. Disgusting to see people profit politically and financially off a tragic death. The public should IMMEDIATELY have full access to the Uvalde Police report. I will keep fighting for #TX23 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/L0OSrUpcWF
— Tony Gonzales (@TonyGonzales4TX) February 19, 2026
The San-Antonio Express News first published a recent report in which a former Gonzales staffer claimed that 35-year-old Regina Ann Santos-Aviles suffered depression after her alleged affair with Gonzales was discovered in text messages. She set herself on fire and committed suicide in September 2025.
In an April 2025 text, she acknowledged the affair, according to a screenshot of an alleged message.
“I had [an] affair with our boss and I’m fine,” one screenshot read, according to the New York Post.
“It’s shameful that [primary rival] Brandon Herrera is using a disgruntled former staffer to smear her memory and score political points, conveniently pushing this out the very day early voting started,” Gonzales, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump in December, told the Post.
Daily Mail and others have also reported on the alleged affair, long before Express News published the staffer’s comments.
Adrian Aviles, the husband of the deceased staffer, told Express News he discovered the alleged affair when he caught his wife texting the congressman in May 2024. The relationship, he said, was “very sexual” based on the messages exchanged.
“I said the truth would come to light when it’s time, and the time is now,” he said. “Tony abused his power. He should have held himself to a higher standard as a congressional leader.”
The only reason I post this is because Gonzalez has now publicly responded, and because the GOP House majority is in such a parlous state nowadays.
Yet another bad endorsement ...
I hate "endorsements".
Wonder how many women killed herself after being raped by Clinton?.
“The San-Antonio Express News first published a recent report in which a former Gonzales staffer claimed that 35-year-old Regina Ann Santos-Aviles suffered depression after her alleged affair with Gonzales was discovered in text messages. She set herself on fire and committed suicide in September 2025.” That’s kind of weird Tony.
Let’s Go Brandon !
Tx 23. Half the border.
Folks, she set herself on fire at her home, in her garden.
What a terrible way to go.
Weird how what the rest of us call ACCOUNTABILITY Tony is calling “blackmail”...
The AK Guy is the real deal. Unlike Tony, there’s no way in hell an SOT/gun-tuber would vote for gun control like Tony has...
Hillary: Look, I’m busy now. I can’t be looking up my old payment files for every time sometime dredges up a story. I have a shoe box on a shelf with 50 or 60 of the USBs.
It seems the former husband was willing to settle for $300,000 and keep his mouth shut, being paid by Tony’s homeowner policy, but Tony sees this as “blackmail.”
That is just a private settlement that would have worked to your advantage, Tony, but, hey, don’t be “blackmailed” and see how that goes for you, now.
I hate suicides. The victims they leave behind show how truly sick and depraved they are.
She left behind an 8 year old child. Her own mother found her alive and begging for water. Saying she did not want to die.
Tony is done for. He was done for the moment she lit the match.
He only won over Herrera last time by 400 votes. I expect he'll resign now and not wait to lose the election.
“The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC ran an ad campaign accusing Herrera of joking about veteran suicide and having “glorified Nazis and mocked the Holocaust” in his YouTube videos.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Herrera
Brandon came within 1% of winning, last time.
AIPAC wants the adulterer who led to a suicide death by fire, though.
Brandon Herrera exemplifies the sort of people we NEED in Congress.
Don’t waste my time with ai-generated slop.
I guess we’ll find out.
https://brandonherreraforcongress.com/
If AIPAC is opposed, I’m probably for ...
You choose to be ignorant and state ignorant opinions?
Your choice.
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