GOP Lawmaker Accused Of Torrid Affair With Staffer Getting A Visit From The Boss
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday morning that he plans to meet with Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales amid calls for his resignation.
“I’m going to talk to Tony today,” he said, according to Politico reporter Meredith Lee Hill.
Johnson told reporters Monday that he didn’t think “it’s time” to call on Gonzales to resign, ABC News reported.
“I think we have to wait until more facts come out,” he told reporters.
Gonzales is accused of having an affair with his former district employee, Regina Santos-Aviles, who committed suicide by setting herself on fire on September 14, 2025.
The San Antonio Express-News obtained alleged text messages between Gonzales and Santos-Aviles dating back to May 2024, in which he requested a “sexy photo” and asked her about her “favorite” sex position.
“This is going too far, boss,” Santos-Aviles allegedly responded.
News 4 and Fox SA have obtained a series of text messages between US Representative Tony Gonzales and his former regional district director, Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in September. https://t.co/Yo9Ka7WK41 pic.twitter.com/5d00NsKUea
– RENARD SA (@KABBFOX29) February 24, 2026
The texts were provided to Express-News by Adrian Aviles, her widower.
Several Republican members of Congress have called for Gonzales’ resignation, including South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert and Texas Rep. Brandon Gill. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales’ support plummets amid alleged affair scandal, poll finds)
Mace posted a detailed tweet on Monday X, saying: “Texans deserve a Congressman who doesn’t attack women. »
These text messages are disgusting and inexcusable. A member of Congress. Harassing your own employee in the middle of the night. Request explicit photos. Pressing her into sexual positions. Regina Santos-Aviles told him he was going too far. He didn’t care. He continued.
She…
– Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) February 23, 2026
Tuesday, Mace announcement she filed a resolution to make public all alleged sexual harassment violations by members of Congress. (RELATED: Brit Hume Identifies What Could Give Democrats a Texas Senate Seat)
“No one is being held accountable here in Congress,” she said.
“Both sides protect each other,” Mace added.
The caller reached out to Johnson’s office for comment but did not receive a response prior to publication.
