Gonzales, Tony, 1980-

<p>Congressman Tony Gonzales is a dedicated patriot with twenty years of military experience. Abandoned by his father at the age of two months, Tony knew he had to work hard to get ahead in life. At the age of 18, he left high school to join the military and provide a path to success for himself and his family.</p>

<p>As a career cryptologist in the United States Navy, he rose to the highest enlisted rank of Master Chief Petty Officer for his support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. With multiple deployments to the Middle East and Asia, Tony has firsthand experience about the security challenges that face our country and the international community at large.</p>

<p>Harnessing his military background, Tony also served on Capitol Hill as a Department of Defense Legislative Fellow for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. In his time there, he contributed to the defense, foreign policy, and intelligence portfolios. In 2018, Tony was selected as a National Security Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).</p>

<p>Ernest Anthony Gonzales II (born October 10, 1980) is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.</p>

<p>Gonzales was raised in San Antonio, Devine, and Camp Wood, Texas. He earned an Associate of Arts from Chaminade University, a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, a graduate certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University, and a Master of Arts from American Public University. He is in a PhD program at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he has specialized in international development, security studies, and international politics.</p>

<p>From 1999 to 2019, Gonzales served in the United States Navy, retiring with the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer. A trained cryptologist, Gonzales was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was also stationed in Tampa, Florida, Pensacola, Florida, Kāneʻohe Bay, and San Antonio, and assigned to the United States Navy Office of Legislative Affairs.</p>

GONZALES, Tony, a Representative from Texas; born on October 10, 1980; attended Thomas Edison High School, San Antonio, Tex.; A.A., Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii; B.S., Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y.; attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; M.A., American Public University, Charles Town, W.Va.; attending University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.; United States Navy, 1999–2019; faculty, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Fla.; faculty, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; community representative, Head Start policy council, San Antonio, Tex., 2018–2019; legislative fellow, Office of Legislative Affairs, United States Navy, 2016–2017; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).