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HOUSTON — After
\n being divorced by Texas Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez last year, Becky Whetstone
\n said she felt outmaneuvered, out-financed and
\n out
\n of luck. <\/p>\n
Angry and frustrated, Whetstone — a writer and family counselor — considered Her latest move came just after New Year’s Day, when she filed to run for "This is not about revenge," said Whetstone, 45. "I’m not from conressmanswife.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HOUSTON — After being divorced by Texas Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez last year, Becky Whetstone said she felt outmaneuvered, out-financed and out of luck. Angry and frustrated, Whetstone — a writer and family counselor — considered her options and decided … Continue reading
\n her options and decided to go public. First, she began writing a book about
\n life as a congressional wife. Then she created a website, http:\/\/www.congressmanswife.com<\/a> ,
\n where she aired her grievances and invited others to share their own stories
\n of love, loss, bullying and powerlessness.<\/p>\n
\n her ex-husband’s congressional seat.<\/p>\n
\n doing this just because I got a bad deal. Instead of sitting around and
\n saying,
\n ‘Look what happened to me,’ I’m taking action. I really do believe I’d
\n make a much better congressperson than Charlie Gonzalez."<\/p>\n