United States
U.S. Representative, District 35
Carlos De La Cruz
Republican- On ballot as
- Carlos De La Cruz
- Current role
- Retired U.S. Air Force veteran
- Background
- In a 2026 questionnaire, says he is 46, grew up in Texas and enlisted in the Air Force at 18
- Raised by a single mother in South Texas
- Brother of U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg
- Experience
- Served 20 years in the Air Force, with deployments to the Middle East after 9/11 and counter-drug assignments at the southern border
- Opened a San Antonio kickboxing gym with his wife in 2018; they later sold it
- First run for office; won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff
- Top priorities
- Economy: "cut wasteful spending, support pro-growth tax policy, and make sure small businesses" can "compete and thrive"
- Border: "lock in the tools, personnel, and legal authority to enforce our laws"
- "fully supporting law enforcement and going after the cartels that are flooding our streets with fentanyl"
- Says members of Congress "should not be allowed to trade stocks while they write the laws that move the market"
- "I will defend Social Security and Medicare"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: "Has to be legal, orderly, and safe. That means finishing the job on border security"
- Guns: Will protect the 2nd Amendment
- Health care: "We need more competition, not more government control."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- House Speaker Mike Johnson
- House Majority Whip Tom Emmer
- U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz
- U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden
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- U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul
- U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill
- U.S. Rep. August Pfluger
- National Border Patrol Council
- Campaign website
- carlosforcongress.com
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