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Every few years, there's a sad story like this about a congressional staffer either murdered or the victim of suicide.

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.

1 posted on 02/19/2026 12:15:13 PM PST by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel
Gonzales, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump

Yet another bad endorsement ...

I hate "endorsements".

2 posted on 02/19/2026 12:17:29 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Miami Rebel

Wonder how many women killed herself after being raped by Clinton?.


3 posted on 02/19/2026 12:22:17 PM PST by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: Miami Rebel

“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.


4 posted on 02/19/2026 12:24:11 PM PST by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Miami Rebel

Let’s Go Brandon !


5 posted on 02/19/2026 12:25:57 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: Miami Rebel

Tx 23. Half the border.


6 posted on 02/19/2026 12:28:38 PM PST by stanne
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To: Miami Rebel

Folks, she set herself on fire at her home, in her garden.

What a terrible way to go.


7 posted on 02/19/2026 12:30:39 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Miami Rebel
“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.

 

Brandon Herrera AKA the AK Guy

8 posted on 02/19/2026 12:33:36 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: Miami Rebel

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...


9 posted on 02/19/2026 12:35:52 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Miami Rebel

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.


12 posted on 02/19/2026 12:41:59 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Brandon Herrera is running against him a second time, now:

“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.

15 posted on 02/19/2026 12:46:14 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Miami Rebel

I know nothing. No seriously, I don’t know anything about this ... Been trying to ignore most news ...


21 posted on 02/19/2026 12:49:29 PM PST by Whatever Works
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To: Miami Rebel

More here:

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/tony-gonzales-affair-regina-santos-aviles-21357720.php


25 posted on 02/19/2026 12:54:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Miami Rebel
"The public should IMMEDIATELY have full access to the Uvalde Police report”

And we all know how competent are the Uvalde police!

26 posted on 02/19/2026 12:56:34 PM PST by montag813
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To: Miami Rebel

BLACKMAIL?

First that ‘ Black’ is racist.

Second, Mail is gender phobia

Third, if mail means written documents, that is critical of those who cannot read.

This is all bad: Racist, Antisemite, LGBT++ phobic, etc!!


28 posted on 02/19/2026 12:58:32 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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To: Miami Rebel; NorthMountain

Brandon Herrera is a MUCH better candidate than Tony Gonzales.


35 posted on 02/19/2026 1:22:38 PM PST by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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To: Miami Rebel

He needs to talk to Joe Scarborough about this.


41 posted on 02/19/2026 1:38:06 PM PST by x
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To: Miami Rebel

Has Joe Scarborough weighed in on this yet?


47 posted on 02/19/2026 1:59:23 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Miami Rebel

Her mother doesn’t think there was an affair…

https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/us-news/family-of-tony-gonzalez-aide-who-lit-herself-on-fire-speaks-out-on-affair-rumors/


49 posted on 02/19/2026 2:14:17 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Miami Rebel

You cheat, you resign.

No blackmail.

A suicide was caused by your selfishness and a life of quiet reflection is warranted. Punish your pride.


64 posted on 02/20/2026 12:14:32 PM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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