Republican Monica De La Cruz wins in Texas’s 15th Congressional District race, NBC News projects. Cruz will become the first Hispanic woman elected to represent the district.
Republican congressional candidate Monica De La Cruz speaks at a campaign event in Mcallen, Texas, on Oct. 10.McALLEN, Texas — Republican Monica De La Cruz is the winner in Texas' 15th Congressional District race, NBC News projects, defeating Democrat Michelle Vallejo in an open South Texas district that had once been solidly blue.in the predominantly Latino Rio Grande Valley. Cruz is the first Hispanic woman elected to represent the district.
Jose Lucio, 24, who was in attendance, had worked as an intern for De La Cruz in her first campaign for the district in 2020, which she lost by a narrow margin. The district was later redrawn by the GOP-controlled Legislature to favor Republicans.
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