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If this is the NRCC’s “star recruit,” they’re in trouble.
Today the NRCC highlighted Monica De La Cruz in TX-15 as one of their top recruits. But glossy political ads won’t be enough to paper over the truth: Monica De La Cruz is a deeply flawed candidate facing serious allegations of abusive treatment toward her young stepdaughter — and was later court ordered by a Texas judge that she must live away from her family home until April.
Monica De La Cruz is extreme, self-serving, and too toxic for Texas — and from now until November, she’ll have to face questions about her radical record:
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Court documents alleged that De La Cruz had been “cruel and aggressive” toward her teenage stepdaughter, including “verbal abuse and pinching the child to stop her from crying.” Hostile text conversations submitted to the court revealed that De La Cruz used “vulgar” and “disturbing” language about her stepdaughter, and allegedly “said she would divorce [her husband] if he brought the child, who has at times been hospitalized, back to live at their home.”
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De La Cruz opposed pandemic aid for families and small businesses. She raged against the American Rescue Plan using debunked Republican talking points, claiming “none of this had anything to do with fighting COVID-19.” She also bizarrely claimed that the American Rescue Plan had led to “the destruction of small businesses,” despite the fact that landmark programs like the Restaurant Revitalization Fund were helping small businesses in the Rio Grande Valley keep their doors open and their employees on payroll.
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More than 70,000 retired workers in TX-15 rely on the Social Security payments they’ve paid into their entire lives — but De La Cruz supported privatizing Social Security, risking American seniors’ guaranteed retirement benefits on the stock market.
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De La Cruz opposed the historic infrastructure bill that will bring a once-in-a-lifetime investment in roads, bridges, pipes, and broadband in South Texas. She lied about what was in the bill, slammed the few Republicans who voted for it, and raged about Rep. Vicente Gonzalez being “focused on connectivity” and “your internet connection.”
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De La Cruz opposed a pay increase for local teachers in TX-15 during the pandemic. As parents, students, and teachers navigated virtual learning combined with in-person instruction, De La Cruz belittled their work, calling teaching nothing more than a “babysitting service” and saying a teacher pay raise during the pandemic was “crazy.”
“The NRCC should explain why they’re touting a candidate who is accused of cruel treatment of her stepdaughter, mocked expanding rural internet access, claimed Texas teachers are nothing more than a ‘babysitting service,’ and opposed upgrading the Valley’s roads and bridges,” said DCCC spokesperson Monica Robinson. “Texans take note: This is the candidate Republicans think you deserve.”
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