Gonzales beat Brandon Herrera, a YouTuber, in a district which includes Uvalde. This is the city where a horrific mass shooting took place at an elementary school in 2022.
Gonzales defeated YouTuber Brandon Herrera in a city like Uvalde, home to the site of the horrifying 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school. Gonzales defeated YouTuber Brandon Herrera in a city called Uvalde, home to the site of a horrifying 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school.
Gonzales beat Brandon Herrera, a YouTuber, in a district which includes Uvalde. This is the city where a horrific mass shooting took place at an elementary school in 2022.
Tony Gonzales won a runoff election on Tuesday after facing a tough battle for his political career. Photo credit: Tom Williams/Pool via AP. Tony Gonzales, a Republican from West Texas, defeated a far-right challenger in a runoff election on Tuesday. Gonzales had received criticism from his party for supporting a bipartisan gun control law and opposing a border security bill. He is expected to win against Brandon Herrera, a right-wing YouTuber who prevented Gonzales from receiving a majority of votes in the March primary election. The Tuesday runoff is the most recent example of conservative extremists trying and failing to defeat current Republican officeholders in the primaries. Up to this point in the election season, none of these challengers have been successful. Herrera was supported in her campaign by the influential House member Matt Gaetz, who played a key role in removing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and also endorsed an unsuccessful primary challenge against a Republican representative. In March, Mike Bost from Illinois challenged Gonzales, a two-term incumbent with a Navy background, for the traditionally moderate, predominantly Hispanic seat that stretches from El Paso to San Antonio along the Mexico border. The area has experienced a significant increase in the number of arrests for unauthorized border crossings. It is also the location of Uvalde, where a tragic incident occurred two years ago last week. A mass shooting at an elementary school resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two teachers. Following this event, Gonzales participated in a multi-way GOP primary after separating from the party. He took a stand by voting to enhance background checks for individuals purchasing guns and eliminate the “boyfriend loophole”. Herrera, a popular figure in the gun community on social media, came in second place in the race. Brandon Herrera, also known as “The AK Guy,” was defeated in the recent runoff election. Source: Associated Press. Advertisement.
