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布兰登·埃雷拉（左）和众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯。
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美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）决策部门预测，美国众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯（Tony Gonzales）和保守派活动家布兰登·埃雷拉（Brandon Herrera）将进入得克萨斯州第23选区共和党初选中的决选，这场争议性的竞选将持续，冈萨雷斯否认了他与一名自杀身亡的前工作人员有染的指控。
这是两年前的重演，当时冈萨雷斯在决选中以近3万张选票中仅354票的优势击败了埃雷拉。但这一次，竞选因冈萨雷斯被指控与已故前工作人员 Regina Ann Santos-Aviles 有染而陷入混乱。这名工作人员于去年9月自杀身亡。一名县法医裁定她死于自焚，并将其死亡方式列为自杀。
- 关键竞选
- 选区： 得克萨斯州第23选区
- 众议院席位
| 候选人 | 百分比 | 票数 |
| — | — | — |
| 布兰登·埃雷拉 共和党 | 43.4% | 23,596 领先928票 |
| 托尼·冈萨雷斯* 共和党 | 41.7% | 22,668 |
| 基思·巴顿 共和党 | 8.5% | 4,628 |
| 弗朗西斯科·坎塞科 共和党 | 6.4% | 3,509 |
- 预计
- 88% 的选票已统计
- 更新于美国东部时间3月4日凌晨3:01
现任议员晋级决选
这场争议在初选前几周随着埃雷拉的施压运动和已故工作人员的丈夫阿德里安·阿维莱斯（Adrian Aviles）的新爆料而愈演愈烈。
阿德里安·阿维莱斯提供给CNN的短信显示，冈萨雷斯曾向桑托斯-阿维莱斯发送低俗信息，其中一次对话中要求对方发送“性感照片”。上周在接受CNN的艾琳·伯内特采访时，阿维莱斯称这位国会议员是“掠夺者”，并表示“他一直在对美国人民、他的选民撒谎”。
一些共和党同僚要求他辞职的呼声越来越高。“一名男性骚扰女性雇员，我无法容忍，兄弟。我有妻子和女儿。他必须辞职，”田纳西州众议员蒂姆·伯切特（Tim Burchett）告诉CNN的马努·拉朱（Manu Raju）。
冈萨雷斯表示不会辞职。
“所有细节和事实都有机会公之于众，”他上周告诉CNN，“你们所看到的并非全部事实。届时会有充足的时间让所有真相浮出水面。”
他指控阿德里安·阿维莱斯及其律师对其进行敲诈勒索，但其律师博比·巴雷拉（Bobby Barrera）否认了这一说法。
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（Mike Johnson）目前也拒绝支持要求冈萨雷斯辞职的呼声，尽管他承认这些指控“非常严重”，并表示已敦促这位圣安东尼奥共和党人直接向其选民解释这些问题。
与此同时，总统唐纳德·特朗普尚未撤回去年12月对冈萨雷斯的支持，但特朗普上周在社交媒体上发布的得克萨斯州支持者名单中未包含冈萨雷斯，这一点值得注意。尽管如此，总统上周五在得克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂的一次活动中仍对这位国会议员表示祝贺，称“托尼，恭喜你”。
埃雷拉利用这场争议质疑冈萨雷斯的品格和当选能力。一些支持埃雷拉的得克萨斯州共和党人呼吁冈萨雷斯辞职，包括与第23选区接壤的州议员韦斯·维德尔（Wes Virdell）。
埃雷拉在社交媒体上发起猛攻，他多年来通过保守派评论积累了大量粉丝，尤其是在枪支权利问题上。他在X平台上的用户名是“TheAKGuy”，其YouTube频道拥有超过400万订阅者，内容包括数百条可追溯至2025年的枪支评测。
“这些短信令人作呕，”埃雷拉上月在X平台上评论冈萨雷斯发给桑托斯-阿维莱斯的短信时写道，“问题是，托尼会最终承认他一直在撒谎吗？还是会继续狡辩，尽管现在已有无可辩驳的证据？”
US Rep. Tony Gonzales and activist Brandon Herrera will head to a runoff for Texas’ 23rd District, CNN projects
By David Wright | 1 hr 33 min ago | PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2026, 1:30 AM ET
Brandon Herrera, left, and Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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US Rep. Tony Gonzales and conservative activist Brandon Herrera will advance to a runoff in the Republican primary for Texas’ 23rd District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, prolonging a contentious campaign in which Gonzales denied allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide.
It’s a rematch from two years ago, when Gonzales beat Herrera in a runoff by just 354 votes out of nearly 30,000. But this time, the campaign was upended by the allegations Gonzales had an affair with Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, the former staffer, who died in September. A county medical examiner ruled that she died of self-immolation and listed her manner of death as suicide.
- Key Race
House 23: Texas
| CANDIDATE | PERCENT | VOTES |
| — | — | — |
| Brandon Herrera Republican | 43.4% | 23,596 928 ahead |
| Tony Gonzales* Republican | 41.7% | 22,668 |
| Keith Barton Republican | 8.5% | 4,628 |
| Francisco Canseco Republican | 6.4% | 3,509 |
Est.
88%
votes in
Updated 3:01 a.m. ET, Mar. 4
Incumbent
Advances to runoff
The controversy gained traction in the final weeks before the primary amid a pressure campaign from Herrera and new revelations from Adrian Aviles, the husband of the late staffer.
Text messages provided to CNN by Adrian Aviles show that Gonzales sent lewd messages to Santos-Aviles, including one exchange asking for a “sexy pic.” In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett last week, Aviles called the congressman a “predator” and said that “he’s continued to lie to the American people, his constituents.”
He faces mounting calls from some of his GOP colleagues to step down. “A male harassing a female employee, I just can’t stomach it, dude. I’ve got a wife and a daughter. He needs to go,” Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett told CNN’s Manu Raju.
Gonzales has said he won’t resign.
“There will be an opportunity for all the details and facts to come out,” he told CNN last week. “What you’ve seen is not all the facts. And there will be ample time for all of that to come out.”
He accused Adrian Aviles and his attorney of blackmailing him, claims the attorney, Bobby Barrera, denied.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has also so far declined to back calls for Gonzales’ resignation, though he conceded the accusations were “very serious” and said that he has urged the San Antonio Republican to address them with his constituents directly.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has not withdrawn his endorsement of Gonzales, made last December, though Trump notably left Gonzales off a list of his Texas endorsements posted on social media last week. Still, the president shouted out the congressman at an event in Corpus Christi, Texas, last Friday, remarking, “Tony, congratulations.”
Herrera has used the controversy to raise questions about Gonzales’ character and electability. Some Texas Republicans allied with Herrera supported his calls for Gonzalez’s resignation, including state Rep. Wes Virdell, whose district shares territory with the 23rd.
Pressing the attack, Herrera has leveraged a large social media following cultivated over years of conservative commentary, particularly on gun rights. His username on X is “TheAKGuy,” and he boasts more than 4 million subscribers to his channel on YouTube, featuring hundreds of firearm reviews dating back to 2025.
“These texts are disgusting,” Herrera wrote on X last month, reacting to revelations about Gonzales’ text message to Santos-Aviles. “The question is, will Tony finally admit he’s been lying this whole time? Or will he double down even though there is now undeniable proof?”
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