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Tony Gonzales resigned amid a House ethics inquiry after acknowledging an affair and facing a separate allegation he had not addressed.
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10 stories · 83–89 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from the House as colleagues prepared possible expulsion votes amid separate misconduct allegations and investigations. The article says the resignations spared the House a difficult vote but did not end accountability efforts involving other members.
Representative who resigned amid allegations and a House ethics inquiry
Representative who resigned amid allegations and a House ethics inquiry
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House Speaker who commented on the resignations and expulsion
Representative whose proposed expulsion measure targeted Swalwell
Representative named in continuing expulsion efforts
House Minority Leader who commented on the resignations
Representative named in continuing expulsion efforts
Outlets across the spectrum are reporting on Gonzales's resignation with uniform negativity, though they emphasize different consequences of the scandal. While center-left sources like NPR and MS NOW focus on the House Ethics Committee probe and the tragic suicide of the staffer involved, right-leaning outlets like Fox News highlight the subsequent push by GOP colleagues to strip Gonzales of his taxpayer-funded pension.
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