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Monica De La Cruz

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U.S. House Texas District 15

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

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Compensation

Elections and appointments

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Monica De La Cruz (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 15th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

De La Cruz (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 15th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Monica De La Cruz's career experience includes owning a business and working as an insurance agent.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

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Endorsements

De La Cruz received the following endorsements.

Pledges

De La Cruz signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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2020

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Monica De La Cruz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Monica De La Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by De La Cruz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez comes from humble beginnings. Her grandmother immigrated to the U.S. as a child to flee political injustice in Mexico. Monica's grandfather was a first-generation American, & proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Monica's mother singlehandedly raised her & her brother. Growing up, Monica's family built strong foundations of perseverance, respect, & courage that motivated her to be involved in her community. Living on the border & attending public schools, she saw firsthand the effects of a broken immigration system & failed government policies.

Monica attended UTSA, where she worked to put herself through college. While there, she became a UTSA ambassador & vice president of her business fraternity. Monica applied for an internship with Turner Entertainment & was selected out of 300 applicants. She went on to work for TNT in Atlanta. Monica wanted to return to her Rio Grande Valley roots where she eventually opened her own insurance agency. Monica became the first female agent in the Rio Grande Valley to earn the prestigious President's Club award.

Monica's tenacity is shaped by a history of resilient, independent women & men who proudly served their country. Her story is one of struggle & opportunity. She's used her life experience to fuel her desire to achieve the American Dream. Today, Monica & her husband are proud small business owners. They live in Edinburg with their three children & worship at St John's Episcopal Church.

  • Immigration & U.S. Border Security - We need reform to keep people from coming in the wrong way, and a strong border to protect our American citizens. Listening to the expertise of the Border Patrol is key.
  • Precious Life - Human life begins at conception.
  • 2nd Amendment - We must defend your Constitutional right to keep your firearms so you can protect your home and family.

I believe in the traditional values of faith, family, and freedom that have made our state and nation strong.

I believe we protect the sanctity of marriage, as families are strongest when they stay together.

I believe we must remove government imposed burdens that stifle small business and cost jobs. Small businesses should have fewer taxes and less government interference.

I believe we must secure our border and finish the wall so that we can stem the tide of illegal immigration and protect American citizens and American jobs.

I have had strong role models throughout my life. My grandmother immigrated to the United States as a child to flee political injustice in Mexico. My grandfather was a first-generation American, and proudly served in the U.S. Navy, and my mother, Norma, singlehandedly raised me and my brother. My grandparents and mother taught me the value of hardwork, determination, and self-reliance. They taught me the importance of perseverance, respect, and courage and the hope of achieving the American dream. They taught me that I must always give back to the community, state, and nation, that have given me and my family so much and they instilled in me a deep and abiding faith-faith in God, faith in my fellow man, and the faith that, with hardwork and preserverance, I could accomplish anything that I set my heart and mind upon. I carry my family's values and love of country deep inside me. They are the values that define who am I am and what I stand for, and they are the values that I will carry with me to our nation's capital as the next Member of Congress from the 15th District of Texas.

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Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[2]

Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Yes check.svg Yea
To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 185 (To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to nullify a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[3]

Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Yes check.svg Yea
Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 

The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify President Joe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[4]

Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Yes check.svg Yea
Denouncing the horrors of socialism. 

H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by the House of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[5]

Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Yes check.svg Yea
Lower Energy Costs Act 

The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[6]

Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Yes check.svg Yea
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights". 

H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and vetoed by President Joe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a Department of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[7] Click here to read more.

Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Not Voting
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. 

H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the national coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[8] Click here to read more.

Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 

The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.[9] Click here to read more.

Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote 

In January 2023, the House of Representatives held its regular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the 118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.[10] Click here to read more.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Red x.svg Nay
Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant. 

H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[11] Click here to read more.

Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)
Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote 

In October 2023, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, the House of Representatives held another election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.[12] Click here to read more.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yes check.svg Yea
Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes. 

H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[13] Click here to read more.

Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Yes check.svg Yea
Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives. 

H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following a House Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.[14]

Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)

Notable endorsements

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ Monica De La Cruz's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Monica," accessed November 18, 2022
    2. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
    6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
    7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
    8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
    9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    10. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
    11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
    12. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
    13. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
    14. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024

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