Reynaldo “Rey” Gonzalez, Jr. graduated from the Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados in 2008, but he says God led him to study law.
So Gonzalez graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law two years later and earned his law license, but never sought a medical license. Still, when the South Texas Republican ran in the 34th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 — ultimately losing to a Democrat — he called himself a physician and attorney, according to court records.
“For those who want to relate to the candidate, I am a physician,” said the qualifications section of Gonzalez’s voter guide. “Like most doctors, I care about people. I listen. I act decisively in the best interest of my patients.”
It was statements like these that led the