# Mónica De La Cruz

Mónica De La Cruz is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 15th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 15th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000594
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TX15124

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000594 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.1% of Cruz’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

## What Cruz says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,437 classified statements: 1,160 posts on X, 131 press releases, 87 Congressional Record speeches, 59 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cruz | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 209 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 8.2% | 15.1% | 192 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 66.7% | 67.7% | 135 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.9% | 8.9% | 64 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 48.0% | 37.4% | 37 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 3.0% | 198 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 26% (House Republicans 9.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Republicans 24%); Water Resources Development 16% (House Republicans 3.1%); Housing and Community Development 15% (House Republicans 4.0%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 9,001 donors and 1,815 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.6% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 180. 13.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 96 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10542: Combating Pasture Mealybug Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10542
- H.R. 10086: Diabetes Prevention Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10086
- H.R. 9625: Freedom to Build Act (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9625
- H.R. 9053: WATER for Farmers Act (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9053
- H.R. 8963: Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8963
- H.R. 8499: Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8499
- H.R. 8216: Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8216
- H.R. 8134: Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8134
- H.R. 6922: Texas Dreamer Work Authorization Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6922
- H.R. 6847: Fair Wages for Farmworkers Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6847

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 38% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 41% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2114722074677613023
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · TX-15 Update: Over $50M Secured for Hidalgo County! · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2114355809224438127
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2113088698959176126
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2112591469186039943
- 2026-10-19 · Newsletter · TX-15 Update: Investing in the Next Generation · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2110887973575434381
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2111116710627496172
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2110740522742485355
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC/status/2110774159743791475

## Links

- Official site: https://delacruz.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMonicaDLC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMonicaDLC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepMonicaDLC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepMonicaDLC
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000594

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000594