EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Trump Republican on Texas border pulls in $1 million ahead of election – Washington Examiner

EXCLUSIVE A Republican Latina aiming to squeeze the Democratic Party out of a seat it has held for more than a century pulled in more than $1 million in donations in the final quarter before the midterm election.

Monica De La Cruz reeled in seven figures between July and September, putting her total fundraising for this cycle just below $4 million, according to a spokesman for her campaign. The insurance agent has aligned herself with former President Donald Trump on issues including border security, the economy, and foreign policy.

South Texans are excited about our campaign because were talking about the issues people care about: lowering prices, strengthening our economy, and securing the border, De La Cruz said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. With their support, this November, were going to make history. I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work for our community.

De La Cruz is making a second run for the 15th Congressional District in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas after losing in 2020 to Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat who is running for the neighboring 34th District this year.

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Federal Election Commission data on the third quarter are due at the end of the week. De La Cruzs haul this time around is more than 10 times greater than the $93,529 she raised in the same period two years earlier.

Her opponent, Democrat Michelle Vallejo, did not respond to a request for comment about third-quarter fundraising numbers. Through June, Vallejo had pulled in just under $700,000, FEC records show.

De La Cruzs fundraising haul this cycle has outpaced the other two Republican women running for House seats in South Texas.

Cassy Garcia, the Republican challenging incumbent Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in an adjacent district, reported $695,000 halfway through the year.

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To the east of De La Cruzs district, Republican Rep. Mayra Flores has raised more than $1.7 million through June, and Gonzalez brought in nearly $2 million in the same period.

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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Trump Republican on Texas border pulls in $1 million ahead of election - Washington Examiner