作者：凯特琳·伊莱克（Caitlin Yilek）
更新时间：2026年3月5日 / 美国东部时间下午2:05 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿 — 众议院共和党领导层周四呼吁得克萨斯州共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯终止其连任竞选，此前他因与一名staffer发生不当关系并导致该staffer自杀身亡而陷入丑闻。
共和党领导层在一份声明中表示：”伦理委员会已宣布对冈萨雷斯议员的行为展开调查，我们敦促他们迅速采取行动。冈萨雷斯议员已表示将全力配合调查。我们已鼓励他直接向其选民和同事澄清这些非常严重的指控。在此期间，领导层已要求冈萨雷斯议员退出其连任竞选。”
这份声明由路易斯安那州众议院议长迈克·约翰逊、路易斯安那州众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯、明尼苏达州多数党督导汤姆·埃默以及密歇根州共和党会议主席丽莎·麦克莱恩联合发布。
周二初选获胜的冈萨雷斯已进入5月的决选阶段，他于周三承认与staffer Regina Santos-Aviles存在关系。
“我犯了一个错误，判断出现了偏差，缺乏信仰，我对这些行为负全部责任，”冈萨雷斯在接受保守派电台主持人乔·帕格采访时表示。
根据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻获得的2024年5月短信记录，冈萨雷斯向桑托斯-阿维莱斯发送露骨信息，要求她发送”性感照片”并询问她的”最爱姿势”。桑托斯-阿维莱斯回复称：”老板，这太过分了。”
桑托斯-阿维莱斯于2025年9月自焚身亡。
众议院伦理委员会周三早些时候表示，正在调查冈萨雷斯是否”与雇员发生了性行为不当”或”通过给予特殊优惠或特权进行不公平歧视”。
议员与受其监督的雇员发生关系违反众议院规则，此外，众议院规则还禁止对staffer进行”不受欢迎的性挑逗或行为”。
周三被问及冈萨雷斯时，约翰逊表示国会行为办公室和众议院伦理委员会正在审查此事，领导层将”让正当程序和调查进行下去”。他还表示：”选民昨晚已经做出了选择。”
麦克莱恩周四指出，领导层并未要求冈萨雷斯辞职。民主党人和部分共和党人呼吁他立即辞职。
“我的希望是他能完成剩余的任期，”她在新闻发布会上表示。
众议院共和党目前仅以一票优势领先。
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帕特里克·马奎尔对本报道亦有贡献。
GOP leaders urge Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid after he admitted affair with aide
By Caitlin Yilek
Updated on: March 5, 2026 / 2:05 PM EST / CBS News
Washington — House GOP leadership called on Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to end his campaign for reelection over a scandal stemming from his affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
“The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales’s conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has said he will fully cooperate with the investigation. We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime, Leadership has asked Congressman Gonzales to withdraw from his race for re-election,” a statement from GOP leadership said Thursday.
The statement came from House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota and GOP conference chairwoman Lisa McClain of Michigan.
Gonzales, whose Tuesday primary advanced to a May runoff, admitted Wednesday that he had a relationship with the staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles.
“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” Gonzales told conservative radio host Joe Pags.
According to a text exchange from May 2024 obtained by CBS News, Gonzales sent explicit messages to Santos-Aviles, asking her to send a “sexy pic” and what her “favorite position” is. Santos-Aviles told Gonzales: “This is going too far boss.”
Santos-Aviles died in September 2025 after setting herself on fire.
The House Ethics Committee said earlier Wednesday it was launching an investigation into whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct” with an employee or “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.”
It is against House rules for lawmakers to engage in relationships with any employee under their supervision. House rules also ban “unwelcome sexual advances or conduct” toward staff.
Asked about Gonzales on Wednesday, Johnson said both the Office of Congressional Conduct and the House Ethics Committee are reviewing the matter and that leadership would allow “due process and investigations to play out.” He also said, “the voters have spoken last night.”
McClain noted Thursday that leaders did not call on Gonzales to resign. He is facing calls from Democrats and some Republicans to step down immediately.
“My hope is he would finish out the rest of his term,” she said at a news conference.
The House GOP currently has a one-vote margin.
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Patrick Maguire contributed to this report.
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