2026年4月13日 美国东部时间下午6:54 / 福克斯新闻网
这位丑闻缠身的议员承认曾与一名 staffers 发生婚外情，该 staffers 后来自杀身亡
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得克萨斯州共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯周一晚间突然宣布将辞去国会职务。此前他于今年年初承认与一名工作人员存在不正当性行为后，面临着要求他下台的呼声。
这位处境艰难的议员原本预计最早将于本周面临罢免投票。
“凡事都有其时，上帝对我们每个人都有安排。明天国会复会后，我将提交退休辞职申请，”冈萨雷斯在社交媒体上写道。“能为得克萨斯州伟大的民众服务，是我的荣幸。”
目前尚不清楚冈萨雷斯何时正式辞职。冈萨雷斯的发言人未立即回应置评请求。
2024年1月18日周四，众议院投票决定将政府拨款延长至3月，图为得克萨斯州共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯在美国国会大厦内。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚呼公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
众议员埃里克·斯沃韦尔因性丑闻破坏州长竞选宣布辞职
冈萨雷斯承认与前工作人员雷吉娜·桑托斯-阿维莱斯发生婚外情后，后者随后自焚身亡。此后两党都向他施压，要求他立即下台，否则将面临罢免。
已婚且育有六个孩子的冈萨雷斯尚未回应《圣安东尼奥快报》报道的第二起针对他与前助手存在不正当性行为的指控。
根据众议院规则，议员不得与工作人员发生性关系。
就在冈萨雷斯宣布辞职的一小时前，加利福尼亚州民主党众议员埃里克·斯沃韦尔表示，他计划辞去众议院议员职务，此前他面临严重的性行为不端和强奸指控。
斯沃韦尔同样面临可能的罢免投票，佛罗里达州共和党众议员安娜·保利娜·卢纳一直在施压众议院共和党领导层，要求在周三前将罢免投票付诸表决。
“这两名议员的行为让我们所有人都蒙羞，”卢纳周一在给同事的一封信中写道，福克斯新闻数字频道已审核该信件。“作为国会议员，我们需要共同公开谴责这种行为，恢复我们在美国民众中失去的信任。”
“近墨者黑，”她补充道。
托尼·冈萨雷斯宣布不再寻求连任，此前众议院道德委员会正对其婚外情展开调查
作为已连任三届的议员，冈萨雷斯于今年3月暂停了连任竞选活动，此前众议院共和党领导层呼吁他退出竞选。
唐纳德·特朗普总统和众议院议长迈克·约翰逊随后将背书转向保守派活动家布兰登·埃雷拉，他当时正在共和党提名决选中与冈萨雷斯竞争。
冈萨雷斯和斯沃韦尔二人都正接受众议院道德委员会的调查。不过，当两人正式辞职后，委员会预计将暂停对他们的调查。
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Embattled Rep Tony Gonzales announces plans to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
April 13, 2026 6:54pm EDT / Fox News
The scandal-plagued lawmaker admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide
By Adam Pack Fox News
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, abruptly announced his decision to resign from Congress Monday evening amid calls for him to step aside after admitting to sexual misconduct with a staffer earlier this year.
The embattled lawmaker was facing an anticipated expulsion vote that could have occurred as early as this week.
“There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office,” Gonzales wrote on social media. “It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.”
It is currently unclear when Gonzales will formally resign. A spokesperson for Gonzales did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen in the U.S. Capitol before the House voted to keep the government funded into March, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
SWALWELL ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS AFTER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS TORPEDOED GUBERNATORIAL BID
Gonzales has come under bipartisan pressure to immediately step aside or face expulsion following his acknowledgment of an affair with his former staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, who later died by setting herself on fire.
Gonzales, who is married and has six children, has not acknowledged a second accusation of sexual misconduct with a former aide reported by The San Antonio-Express News.
Lawmakers are prohibited from engaging in sexual relationships with staffers, per House rules.
His announcement came just an hour after Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said he planned to resign from the lower chamber amid serious allegations of sexual misconduct and rape.
Swalwell, too, was facing a potential expulsion vote that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., was pressuring House GOP leadership to bring to the floor by Wednesday.
“The actions of these two Members reflect poorly on every single one of us,” Luna wrote in a letter to colleagues on Monday that was reviewed by Fox News Digital. “We as Members of Congress need to stand together in publicly condemning this behavior and restore the trust we have lost with the American people.
“We are the company we keep,” she added.
REP TONY GONZALES ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION AMID HOUSE ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO AFFAIR
Gonzales, a three-term lawmaker, suspended his reelection campaign in March after House GOP leadership called on him to exit the race.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson then switched their endorsements to conservative activist Brandon Herrera, who was competing in a run-off against Gonzales for the GOP nomination.
Both Gonzales and Swalwell were under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. However, the committee is expected to suspend its investigation into both members when they officially step aside.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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