He's a South Texas lawyer-turned-congressman who once ran a title insurance company before winning his House seat.
Gonzalez has represented South Texas in Congress since 2017, first in the old District 15 and now District 34. He co-chairs the moderate Blue Dog Coalition and is known for breaking with his own party on border and energy votes tied to his Rio Grande Valley district. He's running for reelection after Texas Republicans redrew his district to be more competitive.
Jr.’s take on Texas values
Gonzalez introduced a bill to ban mid-decade redistricting and said Texas Republicans 'cheat the system to cling on to whatever power they can' after his own district was redrawn to be more Republican under pressure from Trump. [gonzalez.house.gov press release]