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Two Slimeballs Depart Congress

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026

In a follow-up to two different stories we’ve been following, both Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzalez and California Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell have resigned from congress.

Embattled Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have resigned from Congress.

We all know Swalwell faces numerous sexual assault and misconduct allegations, including a woman who went on camera this morning.

Gonzales’s story has flown under the radar. He dropped out of the 2026 race after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who committed suicide in September 2025.

Self-serving Swalwell codswallop snipped.

Gonzales’s resignation letter is short:

The Honorable, the speaker House of Representatives, sir. Enclosed is my resignation letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, effective April 14, 2026, at 11:59pm, Eastern Standard Time. It has been my privilege to serve the residents of Texas’s 23rd congressional district. Signed sincerely, Tony Gonzales, member of Congress.

Both Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA and Rep. Tony Gonzales R-TX have submitted their resignation letters to the Speaker. Swalwell’s resignation is effective immediately. Gonzales is done at midnight.

The thing both have in common is that they were adulterous scumbags, but at least Gonzales wasn’t accused of rape. As of this writing, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has yet to set a date for a special election to pick someone to fill out Gonzales’ term for TX-23, but Brandon Herrera has already secured the Republican nomination and will be running against Democrat Katy Padilla Stout in the general election in November.

Hopefully long before then, Eric Swalwell will have been indicted on multiple charges of rape and sexual assault.

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Gonzales Bows Out, Herrera On To General

Saturday, March 7th, 2026

This news broke Friday, but I was too tunnel-visioned to include it in the LinkSwarm:

Embattled U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) announced his decision not to seek re-election to his seat in Congress in a post on social media late Thursday night, adding that the decision came after “deep reflection and with the support of my loving family.”

Gonzales was also facing growing pressure on a national scale, with congressional leadership calling for him to drop out hours earlier.

He had been facing action by the U.S. House Committee on Ethics over his now-confessed sexual relationship with his former regional director, Regina Santos-Aviles — who later committed suicide by self-immolation — which violated House rules prohibiting members from having sexual relationships with their subordinate staff.

While Gonzales admitted to having the relationship, he has not addressed many of the salacious details of the accusations. Among them are text messages released by Regina’s widower, Adrien, which purport to show Gonzales using graphic language in making sexual advances towards his staffer. In multiple instances, Regina’s replies appear to show her resisting his advances and telling him to stop.

He has asserted that his relationship did not play any role in Regina’s suicide, which occurred roughly a year after the affair was discovered by the husband.

Gonzales’ response evolved during the course of the scandal, beginning with his denying the allegations when the news originally broke by Current Revolt in September 2025, and later accusing his Republican primary opponent, Brandon Herrera, of fabricating the claims for political purposes. He also accused Adrien Aviles of attempting to blackmail him.

An initial investigation by the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) later found “a substantial reason to believe” Gonzales had a sexual relationship with his aide in violation of House rules and referred the findings to the Ethics Committee.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) issued a joint statement with GOP House leadership Thursday afternoon calling for Gonzales to drop his campaign.

Hours later, Gonzales did.

(Previously.)

This makes YouTuber and Second Amendment advocate Brandon Herrera the Republican nominee, and he’ll face Democratic nominee Katy Padilla Stout in November, where Herrera should be the overwhelming favorite in a solidly Republican-leaning district.

After so many horrible decisions, Gonzales finally got one thing right…

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