{"id":2576228,"date":"2026-03-04T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-tony-gonzales-admits-to-affair-with-staffer-who-died-by-suicide-lapse-in-judgment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:36:58","slug":"rep-tony-gonzales-admits-to-affair-with-staffer-who-died-by-suicide-lapse-in-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-tony-gonzales-admits-to-affair-with-staffer-who-died-by-suicide-lapse-in-judgment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide: &#8216;Lapse in judgment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-tony-gonzales-admits-to-affair-with-staffer-who-died-by-suicide-lapse-in-judgment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Tony gonzales (R-TX) admitted to having an affair with a staffer who died by suicide, describing it as a \u201clapse in judgment.\u201d He said he has made amends with his wife and asked God for forgiveness. the admission comes as he is under examination by the House Ethics Committee for the affair.The article also includes a \u201cRecommended Stories\u201d section with related political coverage. Here\u2019s a concise summary of the piece:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">acknowledged<\/a> having an affair with a staffer who died by suicide, calling the affair a \u201clapse in judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He said he has made amends with his wife and asked God for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the admission comes as he faces a House Ethics Committee investigation related to the affair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also includes a \u201cRecommended Stories\u201d section with related political coverage. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can provide a tighter headline option, pull direct quotes, or summarize the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ethics investigation details<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide: &lsquo;Lapse in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-arizonas-canvassing-rule-could-disenfranchise-voters\/\" title=\"Court: Arizona&#039;s Canvassing Rule Could &#039;Disenfranchise&#039; Voters\">judgment&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2522930\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tony-gonzales\/\"> Tony Gonzales<\/a> (R-TX) on Tuesday confessed to having an affair with his staffer who died by suicide, calling it a &ldquo;lapse in judgment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales said he has made amends with his wife and asked God for forgiveness. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4481120\/utah-rep-burgess-owens-retire-house\/\">Utah Rep. 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