U.S. Representative for Texas’s 15th District
Monica De La Cruz
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure
Where this member’s votes place them, from left (more liberal) to right (more conservative), based on every roll-call vote they have cast in Congress. The colored bars show where most Democrats and most Republicans fall, so you can see how close the member sits to each party.
- In office
- House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House - Committees
- Agriculture 20th majority
- Financial Services 23rd majority
- Age
- 51
2026 election
Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called
Ballot not yet checked
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
She talks most about Government Operations and Politics, Transportation and Public Works and Immigration, and sponsors bills mostly on Agriculture and Food and Housing and Community Development; the two overlap on Immigration.
- Specific topics: Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment).
- 36 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
Vice chair of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the majority.
- 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
- Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
Her cosponsorships on Democratic bills
Closest within her party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like De La Cruz.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
11% of her cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in her party: Johnson and Van Epps.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
Her billsExpected for a peer
2.14above the 1.08 peer median
4 of 33 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 2.14 against a peer median of 1.08.
- On the move: H.R. 4646 (passed a chamber), H.R. 6554 (out of committee), H.R. 3390 (passed a chamber).
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 YEA R 215–2
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 YEA R 216–2
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 YEA R 216–1
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA R 192–24
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 YEA R 214–4
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 YEA R 214–1
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 YEA R 215–1
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 YEA R 211–0
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 YEA R 214–1
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 YEA R 218–1
Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 6 times (peer median 8).
- Position: +0.47, inside the Republican middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 3 of 50, Armed Forces and National Security 1 of 37, Congress 1 of 145.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
House median: typical mix of sources, scaled to 100%.
| Source | De La Cruz | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $1.1M | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $1.5M | $138K |
| Raised | $6.8M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
61% of what she raised came from individuals; 44% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).
$6.8M raised, 17% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).
| Source | De La Cruz | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $1.1M | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $1.5M | $138K |
| Raised | $6.8M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
- Last election margin: not on file.
75 PACs of the 138 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Budget/Appropriations.
- National Apartment Association37% D
- American Bankers Association38% D
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants37% D
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
131 bills
De La Cruz voted Yea on 60, Nay on 3, did not vote on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 65 with no recorded vote.
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