テキサス州共和党の下院議員Tony Gonzales氏（R-Texas）は、テキサス州第23下院選挙区での再選出馬を断念した。不倫スキャンダルと共和党指導者からの圧力の高まりを受け、銃権利擁護のインフルエンサーで銃器メーカーのBrandon Herrera氏との5月26日の共和党決選投票から撤退した。Gonzales氏の撤退により、広大で国境地帯中心の同選挙区の共和党候補がHerrera氏となる見通しだ。
下院議員Tony Gonzales氏は木曜日、再選のためのキャンペーンを継続しないと述べた。この決定は、火曜日の共和党予備選で過半数を獲得できず、元スタッフとの不倫を認め、その後自殺したことに関連する精査が激化していた後のものだ。
X上の議論では、Rep. Tony Gonzales氏が不倫スキャンダルで撤退した後、Brandon Herrera氏がテキサス州第23区のGOP候補となったことを祝賀しており、銃擁護派は2A権利の勝利だと称賛している。批評家と民主党は、Herrera氏の論争的な過去、特にナチス時代コンテンツとの関連を挙げ、同選挙区の転覆に楽観を示している。
PKA reacts to Brandon Herrera winning against Tony Gonzales after he dropped out over cheating scandal
— PKA Podcast Clips (@PKAClips) 2026年3月7日
"I was watching CNN this morning at like 4 AM and they're like 'Texas-23rd heating up with guntuber Brandon Herrera'... and it's like there's Brandon on CNN, that's awesome" pic.twitter.com/diIZgg8irx
After Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted to having an affair with his staffer who later committed suicide, he dropped out of his reelection race making Brandon Herrera the winner of the GOP Primary for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District! pic.twitter.com/qPFkuMoSLt
— John K. Amanchukwu Sr. (@REVWUTRUTH) 2026年3月7日
Sex Scandal & ‘Mein Kampf’ Give Dems Hope in W Texas Race
— Anna Núñez (@nunez_anna) 2026年3月7日
Challenger, Brandon Herrera, shooting Nazi-era weapons & discussing his copy of “Mein Kampf” circulating widely among Dems. Suddenly Tony Gonzales’ district — solidly red TX-23 — could flip#TXSENhttps://t.co/IxNBsr0vQM
Brandon Herrera, a controversial pro-gun activist, became the new GOP leader in Texas following Tony Gonzales’s resignation due to a personal scandal. 🔫
— unumihai Media (@unumihaimedia) 2026年3月7日
Democrats are seizing the opportunity, leveraging Herrera’s past to gain traction, especially among Latino voters. 📈 pic.twitter.com/YGrPqttDUL
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