Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz is a Republican incumbent in Texas's 15th district. $5.3M raised, $3.4M spent, $2.5M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$5.3M raised
- Raised $5.3M, in the top 10% of candidates in the race What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $5,273,960 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $3,424,607 |
| Cash on hand | $2,463,323 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 51 · 2 terms · votes right of 70% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.47 |
| Votes more conservative than | 70% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 543 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-05-25
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-25. We could read 23 of the 24 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Commercial Bank | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Rio Bank Accounts | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Rio Bank Savings Account | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ New York Life Insurance ⇒ DC1 Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ New York Life Insurance ⇒ DC2 Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ New York Life Insurance ⇒ DC3 whole life insurance policy | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ New York Life Insurance ⇒ Self Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $15K to $50K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ State Farm Life Insurance ⇒ DC1 Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : Value increase; no reportable transactions Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ State Farm Life Insurance ⇒ DC2 Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ State Farm Life Insurance ⇒ DC3 Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Misidentified as NY Life on prior reports Cash Value Life Insurance ⇒ State Farm Life Insurance ⇒ Self Whole Life Insurance Policy | WU | self | $15K to $50K |
| JSM De La Cruz Holdings, LLC ⇒ Freedom Bank Accounts | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| JSM De La Cruz Holdings, LLC ⇒ Residential Rental Property 2 | RP | self | $250K to $500K |
| L : Schertz, TX, US JSM De La Cruz Holdings, LLC ⇒ Residential Rental Property 3 | RP | self | $100K to $250K |
| L : San Antonio, TX, US New York Life 401(k) ⇒ Fixed Dollar Option Portfolio | OT | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : Fixed Dollar Option: Provides a fixed or stated return, meaning that the return is for a set period of time. New York Life 401(k) ⇒ Vang | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ Fidelity VIP Contrafund | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ Janus Henderson VIT Global Research Portfolio | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Variable Annuity New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ Mainstay VP American Century Sustainable Equity - Initial Class | OT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Excepted Investment Fund New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ $1,001 - $15,000 Tax-Deferred Mainstay VP Janus Henders | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ Mainstay VP Wellington Mid Cap - Initial Class | OT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Excepted Investment Fund New York Life Annuity ⇒ New York Life Traditional IRA ⇒ Mainstay VP Winslow Large Cap Growth - Initial Class | OT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Excepted Investment Fund State Farm 529 Savings Plan ⇒ DC1 Age Based 17-18 Portfolio [5P] $15,001 - $50,000 Tax-Deferred L : TX State Fa | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Donor portrait54% small gifts
By gift size
| Gift size | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $200 and under | $2,751,308 | 54% |
| $200.01 to $499.99 | $205,122 | 4% |
| $500 to $999.99 | $161,969 | 3% |
| $1,000 to $1,999.99 | $408,079 | 8% |
| $2,000 and up | $1,544,464 | 30% |
By state
| State | Itemized individual money | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TX | $1,502,331 | 40% |
| FL | $436,693 | 12% |
| CA | $281,825 | 8% |
| NY | $150,433 | 4% |
| IL | $97,862 | 3% |
| VA | $70,537 | 2% |
By employer
| Employer named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| La Lomita Inc. | $28,000 |
| The Onion Haus | $16,400 |
| Starkey Hearing Technologies | $12,600 |
| New York Life | $12,000 |
| Arnold Ventures | $10,500 |
| Russell Plantation | $10,000 |
| Entrepreneur | $8,637 |
| Silver Eagle Beverages | $8,500 |
By occupation
| Occupation named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| Ceo | $182,014 |
| Owner | $134,235 |
| Farmer | $91,800 |
| President | $72,596 |
| Executive | $71,794 |
| Chairman | $54,663 |
| Founder | $49,280 |
| Attorney | $36,809 |
Reported FEC itemized contributions this cycle, fetched 2026-10-15. Itemized means a donor gave over $200 in total. Employer and occupation are what donors report about themselves; “retired”, “homemaker”, “self-employed” and similar non-answers are left out of the employer and occupation lists. It describes who gave, not who votes for the candidate.
Public attention11,650 views in 30 days
Share of views in this race
| Candidate | Views, 30 days | Share of the candidates with an article |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Pulido | 25,008 | 68% |
| Monica De La Cruz | 11,650 | 32% |
Reported Page views of Monica De La Cruz on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $3,312,301 | 62.8% |
| PACs and other committees | $705,285 | 13.4% |
| Candidate's own money | $84 | 0.0% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $1,256,290 | 23.8% |
This raceTX-15, rank #1 of 2
Monica De La Cruz ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H0TX15124, committee C00765719. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.