Republican Tony Gonzales spent his career preaching Christian morality and traditional marriage while voting to restrict LGBTQ rights—then admitted to an extramarital affair with a congressional staffer who later took her own life. He’s fleeing Congress now that expulsion loomed, leaving questions about his responsibility in her death unanswered. When your moral authority is built on judging others, you don’t get to disappear when your hypocrisy explodes.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/republican-tony-gonzales-congress