House Republicans are calling on fellow GOP chamber conference member Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign over an alleged affair with a former staffer who committed suicide.

Among those calling for the Texas Republican to resign are GOP Reps. Nancy Mace, of South Carolina; Lauren Boebert, of Colorado, and Anna Paulina Luna, of Florida. 

"@RepTonyGonzales, RESIGN!" Boebert posted on X on Monday, sharing a post of alleged texts between Gonzales and his now-deceased aide, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles. One of the alleged posts appears to show Gonzales asking Santos-Aviles for a "sexy pic."

Mace posted on the platform: "Tony Gonzales should resign immediately and be held fully accountable for what he’s done. She and her family deserved better. And Texans deserve a congressman who does not prey on women."

A former staffer in Gonzales' district office said that the congressman's regional district director, 35-year-old Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, had an affair with Gonzales the year before she set herself on fire outside her Uvalde home, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Santos-Aviles, who was married and the mother of an 8-year-old boy, died on Sept. 14, 2025.

The former staffer also said Santos-Aviles told him that she and Gonzales had an affair in 2024, then she spiraled into a depression after her husband discovered the relationship and the congressman abruptly cut her off.

On Monday, the Express-News reported Santos-Aviles told first responders before she died from her injuries that she had set herself on fire after learning her estranged husband was romantically involved with her best friend.

Gonzales has previously claimed that the allegations are “personal smears” being used by his primary opponent to “score political points,” saying last week that he will not be “blackmailed” as the widower of the deceased staffer seeks financial damages, The Hill news outlet reported.

"The entire Texas delegation, as well as every single other Member of Congress, should be condemning a sitting Member of Congress asking for explicit photos of their staff," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., posted on X on Monday.

Male House Republicans have also joined in calls for Gonzales to exit Congress.

"America deserves better. Tony should drop out of the race," Rep. Brandon Gill posted on X on Monday regarding his fellow GOP colleague from Texas.

Said Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett: "He needs to go."

A Democratic congresswoman, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, of New Mexico, also came out against Gonzales.

"Rep. Tony Gonzales's actions would result in a termination and investigation in any other workplace. The United States Congress should be no different," she told Axios.

The allegations come as Gonzales faces a competitive primary election. Early voting in Texas began last week.

It is against the House’s code of conduct for members to have a sexual relationship with an employee in their office.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, when asked by a reporter whether he still supports Gonzales, said Monday that he had endorsed him before the allegations came out.

Johnson also said he has spoken with Gonzales and told him to “address that in an appropriate way with his constituents and all of that.”

The Office of Congressional Conduct completed an investigation into the matter, and will transmit it to the House Ethics Committee after the primary ends.

Gonzales’s office has not responded to The Hill's request for comment.