U.S. Representative, Texas District 15

Monica De La Cruz has represented Texas's 15th Congressional District since 2023 and serves on the House Agriculture and Financial Services committees¹. She was born in Brownsville, earned a business degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and owned an insurance agency before entering Congress¹. Her campaign describes her as the first Latina and first Republican to represent the district².

Where they stand

• Income taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations Said · medium confidence
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
  • Praised the House budget reconciliation bill for making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, preventing tax hikes for families and businesses, and ending taxes on tips and overtime. (2025-05-22) source
  • Her campaign website calls for lower taxes on working families and small businesses. (2026-07-29) source
• National debt: Cut most spending but protect Social Security and Medicare Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website calls for stopping deficit spending and backing a balanced budget amendment. (2026-07-29) source
  • Her campaign website also pledges to protect Medicare and Social Security. (2026-07-29) source
• Safety net programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
  • Praised the House reconciliation bill for restoring SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults without young dependents and enforcing Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults. (2025-05-22) source
• Immigration: Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steady Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
  • Her campaign website calls for reinstating Remain in Mexico, ending catch and release, completing border infrastructure, hiring more immigration judges and supporting E-Verify. (2026-07-29) source
  • Told Ballotpedia in 2020 that reform is needed to keep people from coming in the wrong way, along with a strong border. (2020) source
• E-Verify mandate: Require it for all employers Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Her campaign website lists support for E-Verify among her immigration priorities. (2026-07-29) source
• Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website says she opposes tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers and wants to hold China accountable for undermining American workers. (2026-07-29) source
  • Introduced the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for Rio Grande Farmers Act, which would place tariffs on Mexico if it keeps failing to meet its water treaty obligations. (2026-06) source
• Energy and climate: All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pick Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
  • Her campaign website supports oil and natural gas jobs and nuclear energy, calls for ending regulations that raise energy costs, and rejects Green New Deal policies. (2026-07-29) source
• Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest Questionnaire answer · low confidence
  • Told Ballotpedia in 2020 that human life begins at conception. (2020) source
• Term limits: Yes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate terms Said · medium confidence
  • U.S. Term Limits lists her as a signer of its pledge to cosponsor and vote for a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms and senators to two terms. (2026-07) source
  • The pledge text commits signers to a limit of three two-year House terms and two six-year Senate terms. (2024) source
• Aid to Israel: Keep full aid without new conditions Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of weapons to Israel that the administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
  • Said the supplemental aid package for Israel was vital to provide the funds Israel needs to defend itself and that U.S. support for Israel remains unwavering. (2023-11-02) source
• Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide Voted · high confidence
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• Mandatory minimums: Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl trafficking Voted · high confidence
  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
• Student loans: Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgiveness Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted to overturn the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source
• Aid to Ukraine: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
• Healthcare: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted for restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
• Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source

No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Guns, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.