The potential candidates criticized Gonzales as not conservative enough, piggybacking on...
Gonzales was also the only Republican to vote"no" on a House rules package proposed under the new GOP majority in Washington. He had raised concerns about potential cuts to the country’s defense budget., and his campaign said the Texas GOP should follow Gonzales’ lead and “do some actual work.”
Gonzales was first elected to the House in 2020, beating his Democratic challenger by 4 percentage points in the 23rd District, a perennial swing district stretching from San Antonio to El Paso. He was resoundingly re-elected in 2022 with about 56 percent of the vote after the GOP-led Legislature made his district a little redder — soaring past his Democratic opponent, John Lira, who got 39 percent.
Avila announced his intent to run in a press release on Tuesday, touting his experience at the Mexican border and his commitment to securing it.
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