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WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales will try to fend off a far-right challenge on Tuesday from a gun rights YouTube celebrity backed by hardline conservatives who have clashed with Gonzales over the U.S.-Mexico border, gun safety and same-sex marriage.
Gonzales, a two-term congressman, has positioned himself as a pragmatic Republican intent on building bridges. He has also proved to be a successful fundraiser, collecting nearly $4.5 million for his reelection campaign. He had more than $900,000 in cash on hand as of May 8, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Gonzales, a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, has shown no sign of being intimidated by his opponent, his backers or a 2023 censure by the Republican Party of Texas. Gonzales, whose district runs from San Antonio to El Paso, angered conservatives at home and in Washington by supporting bipartisan gun safety legislation after the 2022 school shooting in his district that left 22 people, including 19 students, dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
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