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The 23rd Congressional District is now without a voting representative in Washington after U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned Tuesday. The vacancy has national implications for the GOP’s hold on power in Congress.

Gonzales was heavily favored to win the expansive district, which stretches from northwest Bexar County to just outside El Paso.

Congressional District 23 is one of the longest in the country — it takes eight hours to drive across, from San Antonio almost to El Paso.In our first…