The congressman supported new gun legislation after a school shooting in Uvalde, located in his district.
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The Republican Party of Texas approved resolutions censuring Rep. Tony Gonzales Friday, according to an announcement, after Gonzales voted outside party lines several times over the last year, including support for same-sex marriage and gun safety laws.Key Facts
Resolutions supporting the censure of Gonzales were approved Saturday by 16 counties within Congressional District 23, according to the Republican Party of Texas, alleging the congressman had violated the party’s principles, including one that suggests families are “founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman.”
The resolutions list grievances against Gonzales for his vote in favor of same-sex marriage and President Joe Biden’s bipartisan gun control bill—proposed after a 2022 mass shooting resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, located in his district.
