Monica De La Cruz
RIncumbentFEC H0TX15124
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Raised this cycle$6.8M
Cash on hand: $394K
2026 race
TX-15 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Monica De La Cruz.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Texas Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$18M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Bobby Pulido
DChallengerFEC H6TX15246
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Raised this cycle$6.8M
Cash on hand: $1.3M
1 defeated candidate — show
Ada Cuellar
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6TX15238
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Raised this cycle$1.3M
Cash on hand: $3K
Local signal
Early read on TX-15 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Bobby Pulidomixed
2 pos24 neutral2 neg28 articles
Monica De La Cruzlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$18M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$15M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$3.4M
$1.3M for · $2.1M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Pulido(D) + BDA PAC $998K + LATINO VICTORY FUND $83K + WELCOMEPAC $62K | $6.8M | $1.3M | — | $8.1M |
Monica De La Cruz(R)incumbent − HMP $1.9M − AB PAC $215K | $6.8M | — | $2.1M | $4.7M |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ada Cuellar(D)defeated | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside TX versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Bobby Pulido(D)38% in-state · $2.0M itemized
$772K in-state$1.2M out-of-state
Monica De La Cruz(R)40% in-state · $3.7M itemized
$1.5M in-state$2.2M out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Ada Cuellar(D)defeated56% in-state · $58K itemized
$32K in-state$25K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Pulido | De la cruz | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Immigrationcontested People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | ||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | ||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | ||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | ||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||
Social Security Social Security benefits should be means-tested for high-income retirees. | — | ||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | ||
Trade U.S. trade policy should reduce economic interdependence with China, especially on technology and critical minerals. | — | ||
Trade Congress should pursue new bilateral free-trade agreements with U.S. allies. | — | ||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Bobby Pulido
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/04/midterm-election-takeaways/Chicago TribuneNov 4
- Democrat Bobby Pulido flips House district redrawn by Texas RepublicansWashington ExaminerNov 4
- Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses - NewsdayNewsdayNov 4
- https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/democrat-bobby-pulido-flips-texas-house-seat-held-by-monica-de-la-cruz/New York PostNov 4
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.