Bloomberg Law
March 10, 2023, 5:51 PM

Party-Whipped Texan Leans Into Primary: Ballots & Boundaries

Greg Giroux
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Emily Wilkins
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Zach C. Cohen
Zach C. Cohen
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Tiffany Stecker
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There’s no clearer “y’all come run against this guy” than for the Texas Republican Party to approve a censure resolution declaring that a sitting congressman is “discouraged from participating in the 2024 Republican Party Primary.”

In just a matter of days, two primary opponents stepped forward to challenge Rep. Tony Gonzales. His declared 2024 rivals are Julie Clark, the chair of the Medina County Republican Party, and Victor Avila, a retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

“They better lace ‘em up tight. I’ll take them to the deep end of the political pool and I’ll drown ‘em,” Gonzales told Bloomberg ...