UPDATE: Bexar County Republicans vote against rebuking U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and Sen. John Cornyn over their support for a bipartisan gun safety law.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has been censured by two counties in his district over his support for gun safety legislation.The Republican Party of Bexar County on Tuesday voted down a proposal to censure U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn over their support for a bipartisan gun safety law passed after the school shooting in Uvalde. Success! You're on the list.
Though numerous members of the county executive committee expressed their displeasure with the two Republicans, some in the crowd appealed to them to save their fights for after the November election, when Gonzales will be seeking reelection. Two other counties in the 23rd Congressional District represented by Gonzales recently censured the first-term congressman.
“I’m for telling these guys that they’re going off the reservation,” Canseco said of Cornyn and Gonzales. “But the important thing is that it’s going to hurt our candidates for county judge, county commissioner, and all down the road.”have already publicly rebuked Gonzales, who represents the 23rd Congressional District that includes Uvalde. The first-term Republican also was the only Texas GOP congressman to support legislation protecting same-sex marriage rights.
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