Gonzales, 43, faces Brandon Herrera in the May primary runoff election for South Texas District 23.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales , R-San Antonio, gives an interview in his office at Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2023. Gonzales is a member of the House Appropriations Committees.in his primary runoff, which could help the congressman fend off attacks from the right that he is insufficiently moderate.
“He represents more than two-thirds of the Texas-Mexico border and knows the dangerous consequences that President Joe Biden’s reckless open border policies have on our state—and our nation,” Abbott said in a statement. “I know Tony will continue the fight in our nation's capital to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists, re-instate the Remain in Mexico policies, and deport people who illegally enter our country.
Gonzales is one of the most centrist members of the Republican party, a dangerous place for any incumbent to be in a primary, where voters tend to be more partisan than those in general elections. The executive committee of the Texas Republican Partyof Gonzales last year over his vote on the gun bill and a second vote cast codifying same-sex marriage protections.
Polling released in February by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston ahead found that Abbott’s endorsement was the second-most-influential in Texas state House races after that of former President Donald Trump, with 64% of respondents stating they’d be more likely to back a candidate supported by the governor.
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