Who is my U.S. representative in TX-23?

Captured 2026-07-10 21:40:35 UTC Model claude-opus-4-8
I'll search for current information about the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district.
Let me get more detail to clarify the current status, since there's a mention of a resignation.
Here's what I found about your representative in Texas's 23rd congressional district:

**The seat is currently vacant.** 
On April 14, 2026, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigned, leaving Texas' 23rd Congressional District vacant. Gonzales resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct.


In the interim, you don't have a sitting representative, but constituent services continue. 
The Washington, DC, office and the district office of former Representative Tony Gonzales will continue to serve the people of the Twenty-Third Congressional District of Texas under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Gonzales resigned on April 14, 2026.


**What comes next:** 
The 2026 Texas's 23rd congressional district special election will be held sometime in 2026 to fill the vacant seat in Texas's 23rd congressional district left by Tony Gonzales. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 119th United States Congress.


A few notes to keep in mind:
- The district covers a large area of southwest Texas. 
The 23rd district runs along the majority of Texas's border with Mexico, north of the Rio Grande. It stretches from western San Antonio to El Paso, encompassing numerous county seats and towns of regional economic importance.

- District boundaries are also changing. 
Texas redrew its congressional district boundaries in August 2025. Voters will elect representatives under the new map in 2026.


If you need help with a federal issue in the meantime, you can contact the district office, which is still operating under the Clerk of the House. Would you like help finding that office's contact information?

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The ground truth states Tony Gonzales is the current representative, but the response fabricates a resignation on April 14, 2026 due to sexual misconduct allegations and claims the seat is vacant, which is not supported by the authoritative source.

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representative: Tony Gonzales

candidata.space 80 as of 2026-07-08

https://candidata.space/api/v1/officeholders?level=federal

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