Texas 15th District
Monica De La Cruz (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Monica De La Cruz
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 92 of 100 votes and bills.
Raised $6,814,267 since January 2025: 61% from people, 22% transfers and other income, 17% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Bobby Pulido
Democrat · Tejano singer, Democratic nominee
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Pulido, and what Pulido has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $6,819,247 since January 2025: 72% from people, 20% transfers and other income, 6% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Bobby Pulido, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Pulido, so the grade above comes from this list: what Pulido has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said at a town hall that he is not pushing to turn kids trans, when describing what kind of Democrat he is.
“I’m not pushing to turn their kids trans.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
It rejects a stance but names no rule on schools or sport, so it does not settle the equal rights test.
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Said in his launch video that the criminals must be removed and the border secured.
“Yes, we have to get the criminals out and secure the border, but we can do that without destroying families and our south Texas economy.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border and removing criminals is with liberty on borders.
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Said Congress should pursue a path to citizenship or at least legal status for some undocumented immigrants who have built lives in the US.
“a path of citizenship or at least a legal status”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Citizenship or legal status for people here illegally is against liberty on borders.
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