Monica De La Cruz

Educational Background
• Attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, studying Spanish
• Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas, San Antonio; also studied marketing there

Career
• Elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’ 15th District (2023); created the South Texas Water Working Group to face the region’s water difficulties and hold the Mexican government accountable for its water debt
• Was previously an insurance agent and business owner
• Supports border security and reforming the immigration system, protecting the second amendment, and fewer taxes and less government interference for small businesses; does not support the right to abortion

Personal Information
• First Hispanic Republican woman to represent Texas in congress
• Is an Episcopalian
• Her grandmother immigrated to the U.S. to flee political injustice from Mexico, her grandfather was a first-generation American and served in the Navy, and her mother single handedly raised her and her brother