Monica De La Cruz
Republican US representative for Texas's 15th congressional district since January 2023.
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Monica De La Cruz has represented Texas's 15th congressional district since January 2023. On the Texas Secretary of State's unofficial feed on 4 November 2026, the Democrat Bobby Pulido had 62.32% against her. The result was not yet certified.
Born in Brownsville in 1974, De La Cruz studied marketing at the University of Texas at San Antonio and worked for Cartoon Network Latin America before running an insurance business. She lost to Vicente Gonzalez in 2020 by almost three points, then beat Michelle Vallejo in 2022 to become the first Republican to hold the seat. She beat Vallejo again in 2024 by 14 points.
The 2026 race ran on PlanC2333, the redrawn map the Supreme Court cleared in April. On the same feed Democrats also led in the 23rd, 9th and 35th districts.
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