United States
U.S. Representative, District 15
Monica De La Cruz
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Monica De La Cruz
- Current role
- U.S. Representative, Texas' 15th Congressional District (since 2023; first elected 2022, re-elected 2024)
- Background
- Bachelor's in business administration University of Texas at San Antonio
- Owned an insurance agency
- Experience
- First elected to the U.S. House in 2022; re-elected in 2024
- Was the only Texas Republican to vote to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits
- Top priorities
- Border: "Reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy" and "Complete infrastructure along the southern border"
- Economy: "Lower taxes on working families and small businesses"
- Energy: "Support oil and natural gas jobs"
- Seniors: "Protect Medicare and Social Security"
- Agriculture: "Oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: She backed "exceptions for women facing heartbreaking circumstances"
- Immigration: Campaign site: "Reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy", "End Catch and Release" and "Hire more immigration judges"
- Guns: NRA 92%, Gun Owners of America 100%
- Health care: Campaign site: "Protect Medicare and Social Security"
Claims and the record- 2025 tax-and-spending law: Her opponent and allied groups have aired ads criticizing her vote for the 2025 Republican tax-and-spending law, which cut federal Medicaid spending. Her campaign said she voted to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and "brought home funding for our hospitals."
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
- Campaign website
- monicaforcongress.us
Open in the full comparison: Hidalgo County, Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County, Jim Wells County, Lavaca County, San Patricio County, Refugio County