Santos was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Southwest Texas Junior College, the Saltillo Institute of Technology in Coahuila, Mexico, the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He is married to his wife, Alma, and they have 5 children and 2 grandchildren.

Santos is a civil engineer and small business owner. He began his career with Union Pacific Railroad in systems administration and has worked in transportation infrastructure, design, logistics, and construction.

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KVIA, Santos Limon, candidate for US Rep Dist 23 (Texas)

Supports legislation to enhance international trade and support entrepreneurs and small business owners in Texas.

Opposes any reductions to Social Security and Medicare.

Aims to bring economic prosperity and innovative transportation solutions.

Supports strong trade relations with Mexico, highlighting that nearly $1.7 billion in goods and services cross the U.S.-Mexico border daily and that trade between the two countries exceeded $779 billion in 2022.

- Supports legislation to enhance international trade and support entrepreneurs and small business owners in Texas.
- Opposes any reductions to Social Security and Medicare.
- Aims to bring economic prosperity and innovative transportation solutions.
- Supports strong trade relations with Mexico, highlighting that nearly $1.7 billion in goods and services cross the U.S.-Mexico border daily and that trade between the two countries exceeded $779 billion in 2022.
- Advocates credit reform and regulation.

Economy

Supports adding technology and security measures, such as the 911 Good Samaritan tool, to public schools to protect children from mass shootings.

Advocates nationalizing legalized marijuana.

Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age requirement to 21, improved background checks, risk protection orders, and banning bump stocks.

- Supports adding technology and security measures, such as the 911 Good Samaritan tool, to public schools to protect children from mass shootings.
- Advocates nationalizing legalized marijuana.
- Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age requirement to 21, improved background checks, risk protection orders, and banning bump stocks.

Public Safety

Wants to "fight to strengthen the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Texas."

Plans to increase the number of community clinics and rural medical centers in the 23rd district to serve underserved populations by pursuing legislation and federal grants.

Believes the 23rd District of Texas faces significant health care challenges, including medically underserved minority and rural communities, and high rates of uninsured or underinsured children and parents.

Prioritizes addressing significant health care challenges, including medically underserved minority and rural communities, and high rates of uninsured or underinsured children and parents.

- Wants to "fight to strengthen the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Texas."
- Plans to increase the number of community clinics and rural medical centers in the 23rd district to serve underserved populations by pursuing legislation and federal grants.
- Prioritizes addressing significant health care challenges, including medically underserved minority and rural communities, and high rates of uninsured or underinsured children and parents.

Healthcare

Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs and affordable college education.

Plans to expand infrastructure and equipment funding for schools in the 23rd District, including underserved, low-income public schools.

- Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs and affordable college education.
- Plans to expand infrastructure and equipment funding for schools in the 23rd District, including underserved, low-income public schools.

Education

As of June 10, 2025, Santos Limon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports modernizing land ports of entry and security infrastructure, enhancing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) vehicles and checkpoints, providing technology and tools for CBP agents, and increasing their salaries to reduce attrition.

Supports legal residency (green cards) for DREAMers based on merit, prioritizing those with higher educational degrees.

Supports legal residency (green cards) for immigrants based on merit, prioritizing those with higher educational degrees.

Supports the naturalization of "DREAMERS" (children who immigrated to the U.S. without legal permission) who have served at least four years in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Believes immigration is central to America's identity and opposes inhumane enforcement of immigration laws.

Believes in sending federal judges to the border to clear the backlog of asylum claims.

Supports sending federal judges to the border to clear the backlog of asylum claims.

Supports enhancing border security infrastructure to maximize inspections, support Customs and Border Protection personnel, and broaden enforcement with modern technologies.

- Supports modernizing land ports of entry and security infrastructure, enhancing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) vehicles and checkpoints, providing technology and tools for CBP agents, and increasing their salaries to reduce attrition.
- Supports legal residency (green cards) for immigrants based on merit, prioritizing those with higher educational degrees.
- Supports the naturalization of "DREAMERS" (children who immigrated to the U.S. without legal permission) who have served at least four years in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Believes immigration is central to America's identity and opposes inhumane enforcement of immigration laws.
- Supports sending federal judges to the border to clear the backlog of asylum claims.
- Supports enhancing border security infrastructure to maximize inspections, support Customs and Border Protection personnel, and broaden enforcement with modern technologies.

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Tony is from Devine, Texas. He has a master's degree in international relations from the American Public University and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi. Tony has 6 children. 

Tony has experience working as a cryptologist. He previously worked as a legislative fellow for Senator Marco Rubio and as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. 

Tony Gonzales currently serves as a US Representative in Congressional District 23. He was first elected in 2020 and is serving his second term. 

Believes in reducing middle-class taxes and curbing "reckless spending" to combat rising prices.

Supports reducing taxes and limiting spending to combat inflation.

Supports efforts to bring back jobs from overseas and aims to position America as a leader in energy supply, advanced manufacturing, agriculture production, cybersecurity, and medical, scientific, and technological innovation.

Believes Congress should pass a strong budget to end "Biden’s open-borders agenda."

Supports reimbursing property owners for damages incurred due to the crisis.

Supports reimbursing property owners for damages incurred by migrants crossing the border. 

- Supports reducing taxes and limiting spending to combat inflation.
- Supports efforts to bring back jobs from overseas and aims to position America as a leader in energy supply, advanced manufacturing, agriculture production, cybersecurity, and medical, scientific, and technological innovation.
- Believes Congress should pass a strong budget to end "Biden’s open-borders agenda."
- Supports reimbursing property owners for damages incurred by migrants crossing the border. 

Texas GOP votes to censure Rep. Tony Gonzales over support on gun, same-sex legislation

Supports increasing prison sentences for those who assault police officers with deadly weapons.

Authored a bill to strengthen penalties for assaulting law enforcement. 

Supports increasing funding for local law enforcement.

Believes in labeling fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" and charging dealers linked to overdose deaths with felony murder.

Supports labeling fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" and charging dealers linked to overdose deaths with felony murder.

- Authored a bill to strengthen penalties for assaulting law enforcement. 
- Supports increasing funding for local law enforcement.
- Supports labeling fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" and charging dealers linked to overdose deaths with felony murder.

Opposes using federal tax dollars to fund abortion.

Opposes abortion access and using federal funds for abortions. 

As a House Representative, introduced the UNITED Act to enhance services for suicide prevention, addiction recovery, crisis care, and telehealth.

Supports allocating $150 million for a new Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center in El Paso.

As House Representative, Gonzales helped secure funding for a new Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center in El Paso.

Supports funding for healthcare facilities, such as the $35 million allocated for the Ambulatory Care Center at Lackland Air Force Base.

As House Representative, Gonzales helped secure funding for the Ambulatory Care Center at Lackland Air Force Base.

Wants to improve VA healthcare access and mental health support for veterans.

Wants to develop more healthcare centers in South and West Texas. 

Said he "wrote legislation to provide veterans with better mental health support."

- Opposes abortion access and using federal funds for abortions. 
- As a House Representative, introduced the UNITED Act to enhance services for suicide prevention, addiction recovery, crisis care, and telehealth.
- As House Representative, Gonzales helped secure funding for a new Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center in El Paso.
- As House Representative, Gonzales helped secure funding for the Ambulatory Care Center at Lackland Air Force Base.
- Wants to develop more healthcare centers in South and West Texas. 
- Said he "wrote legislation to provide veterans with better mental health support."

Believes America needs to emphasize vocational education opportunities.

Wants the US to prioritize vocational education opportunities more. 

Supports all forms of education, including public schools, charter schools, private schools, religious schools, and homeschooling.

As a House Representative, Gonzales sponsored the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act to improve the foster care system. 

- Wants the US to prioritize vocational education opportunities more. 
- Supports all forms of education, including public schools, charter schools, private schools, religious schools, and homeschooling.
- As a House Representative, Gonzales sponsored the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act to improve the foster care system. 

Supports using federal funds for local water infrastructure projects.

Said as a House Representative, Gonzales secured funds for energy and water development projects. 

Supports funding for water conservation, energy research, and carbon dioxide removal.

As House Representative, secured funding for water conservation, energy research, and carbon dioxide removal.

Supports policies that defend Texas energy jobs, farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and prioritize parents in education.

Supports policies that prioritize farmers, ranchers, and those who work in energy.

- Said as a House Representative, Gonzales secured funds for energy and water development projects. 
- As House Representative, secured funding for water conservation, energy research, and carbon dioxide removal.
- Supports policies that prioritize farmers, ranchers, and those who work in energy.

Opposes Proposition K, which would allow the city of El Paso to hold a referendum on whether to allow the city to establish a municipal identification card for residents.

Opposed Proposition K, which would allow the city of El Paso to hold a referendum on whether to allow the city to establish a municipal identification card for residents.

Opposes non-citizen voting in US elections. 

- Opposed Proposition K, which would allow the city of El Paso to hold a referendum on whether to allow the city to establish a municipal identification card for residents.
- Opposes non-citizen voting in US elections. 

Believes in addressing "abuses of America’s asylum laws."

Advocates for addressing "abuses of America’s asylum laws."

Supports pay raises for active duty servicemembers and defends Texas military installations.

Supports increasing pay for active duty service members.

Believes in enhancing Border Patrol compensation.

Supports raising salaries for US Border Patrol agents. 

Supports the Security First Act, which aims to enhance hiring and retention at Border Patrol, upgrade border security technology, double funding for partnerships between Border Patrol and local law enforcement, and designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Supports the Security First Act, which aims to enhance hiring and retention at Border Patrol, upgrade border security technology, increase funding for partnerships between Border Patrol and local law enforcement, and designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Opposes "catch and release" policies, and supports increasing penalties for human smugglers and fentanyl dealers.

Opposes "catch and release" immigration policies.

- Advocates for addressing "abuses of America’s asylum laws."
- Supports increasing pay for active duty service members.
- Supports raising salaries for US Border Patrol agents. 
- Supports the Security First Act, which aims to enhance hiring and retention at Border Patrol, upgrade border security technology, increase funding for partnerships between Border Patrol and local law enforcement, and designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
- Opposes "catch and release" immigration policies.

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