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Former Representative for Texas’s 23rd District, 2021–2026

Tony Gonzales

Republican 3rd term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

88LoyaltyMed 95
93AttendMed 98
24BipartMed 16
93BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2021–2026
5 years in Congress

Did not complete the term. Gonzales served 15 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2027 (resigned on Apr 14, 2026). Texas’s 23rd District is vacant: no successor has been sworn in yet.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3432591,23593

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Crime and Law Enforcement no statements 12%
Government Operations and Politics no statements 21%
Immigration no statements 32%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Immigration and Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talked most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Animal Welfare (Agriculture and Food), Border Security Equipment (Immigration), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 34 bills sponsored, most on Immigration.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 5 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

18% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Gonzales.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

18% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Stewart and Wied.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 29 · expected 23.5
Action in committee 13 · expected 12
Beyond committee 5 · expected 4
Passed House 3 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 85 of 445 in the House

1.64expected 1.05 · average member 1.00

3 of 29 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.64 against a peer median of 1.05.

  • On the move: H.R. 8150 (passed a chamber), H.R. 5799 (became law), H.R. 8119 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.35
Transportation and Public Works7 of 18
Finance and Financial Sector1 of 26

With his party on the other 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 6 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Republicans on 88% of party-line votes, broke 93 times (peer median 27), most on Transportation and Public Works.

  • Position: +0.35, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 68 of 214, Armed Forces & National Security 8 of 72, Transportation and Public Works 7 of 18.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.