The embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Thursday night that he will drop his bid for re-election but will serve out the rest of his term in Congress, following a tumultuous set of weeks for the congressman who admitted to having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. Republican leadership rebuked Gonzales earlier on Thursday, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who leads a razor-thin GOP majority in the lower chamber, calling on him to retire at the end of his term but not resign from the role entirely. more in first comments 👇👇

The embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Thursday night that he will drop his bid for re-election but will serve out the rest of his term in Congress, following a tumultuous set of weeks for the congressman who admitted to having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. Republican leadership rebuked Gonzales earlier on Thursday, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who leads a razor-thin GOP majority in the lower chamber, calling on him to retire at the end of his term but not resign from the role entirely. more in first comments 👇👇

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The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it would open an investigation.

A different body, the Office of Congressional Conduct, led an investigation into Gonzales, and its results were set to be delivered to the Ethics Committee on Wednesday. The office could not send the results earlier because the investigation was completed within 60 days of Gonzales’ primary in Texas.

Whether or not the results of the Ethics Committee’s probe will be published will come down to when it is completed. The committee investigates only sitting lawmakers, so the investigation could come to an abrupt halt if it is still underway when Gonzales’ term ends.

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