Second woman who worked for Republican congressman comes forward to say he sent sexually explicit texts

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSecond woman who worked for Republican congressman comes forward to say he sent sexually explicit textsGonzales allegedly asked his former campaign political director ‘more than a dozen times to send nude photos’Rhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 14:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952997","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tony-gonzales-texas-rep-texts-b2952997.html","title":"Second woman who worked for Republican congressman reveals he sent explicit texts"}}CloseRep. Tony Gonzales drops out of District 23 Congressional raceSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate...