- See Monica De La Cruz's sponsored bills →Monica De La CruzRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$6.6M raised
- Bobby PulidoDemocratic✓ Verified$6.2M raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Monica De La Cruz supports cutting wasteful Washington spending and lowering taxes on working families and small businesses, and she votes consistently yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, and financial protections 12. She also supports reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy and votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement bills, while opposing a national emergency resolution 78. Bobby Pulido supports cutting red tape for small businesses and investing in skills and apprenticeships to build South Texas' economy 3. He prioritizes lowering healthcare costs, supports strengthening Medicare, and backs the Break Up Big Medicine Act 56. Pulido believes in securing the border without harming families or the local economy and supports targeting violent criminals in the country illegally 911.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Monica De La CruzRepublican | Bobby PulidoDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | De La Cruz supports cutting wasteful Washington spending, lowering taxes on working families and small businesses, and holding Communist China accountable for undermining American workers. Monica De La Cruz votes consistently yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Pulido supports cutting red tape for small businesses, investing in skills and apprenticeships, and creating higher-wage jobs to build South Texas' economy. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Monica De La Cruz supports cutting wasteful Washington spending, lowering taxes on working families and small businesses, and holding Communist China accountable for undermining American workers 1. She votes consistently yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 2. Bobby Pulido supports cutting red tape for small businesses, investing in skills and apprenticeships, and creating higher-wage jobs to build South Texas' economy 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Monica De La Cruz votes yea on acts reauthorizing early childhood programs, Medicaid protections, lowering health care premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Pulido supports strengthening Medicare as a critical safety net and negotiating better healthcare and prescription drug costs to make healthcare more affordable. Pulido says lowering healthcare costs is his top priority and backs the Break Up Big Medicine Act. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Monica De La Cruz votes yea on acts reauthorizing early childhood programs, Medicaid protections, lowering health care premiums, and supporting patients and communities 1. Bobby Pulido supports strengthening Medicare as a critical safety net and negotiating better healthcare and prescription drug costs to make healthcare more affordable 2. Pulido also says lowering healthcare costs is his top priority and backs the Break Up Big Medicine Act 3. | ||
| Immigration | De La Cruz supports reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, ending Catch and Release, completing border infrastructure, supporting Border Patrol and Customs agents, hiring more immigration judges, and supporting E-Veri… Monica De La Cruz votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, including Secure America Act and Stop Illegal Entry Act, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution. | Pulido believes in securing the border without harming families or the local economy, targeting violent criminals, and creating a fair path to legalization with more vetting hubs in Central America. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Monica De La Cruz supports reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, ending Catch and Release, completing border infrastructure, supporting Border Patrol and Customs agents, hiring more immigration judges, and supporting E-Verify 1. She votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, including the Secure America Act and Stop Illegal Entry Act, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution 2. Bobby Pulido believes in securing the border without harming families or the local economy, targeting violent criminals, and creating a fair path to legalization with more vetting hubs in Central America 3. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Monica De La Cruz votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Pulido supports targeting violent criminals who are in the country illegally as part of a secure border policy. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Monica De La Cruz votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 1. Bobby Pulido supports targeting violent criminals who are in the country illegally as part of a secure border policy 2. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | De La Cruz supports stopping deficit spending, backing a Balanced Budget Amendment, and incentivizing federal workers to save taxpayer money by identifying waste, fraud, and abuse. Monica De La Cruz votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and national security appropriations acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | De La Cruz supports ending regulations that increase energy costs, backing oil and natural gas jobs, investing in American energy independence, improving air quality through technology, supporting nuclear energy, and re… Monica De La Cruz votes yea on disapproving EPA rules, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel retailer choice acts. | Pulido advocates for bold investments in desalination, modern irrigation, and infrastructure to address the South Texas water crisis and secure the region’s future. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Monica De La Cruz supports ending regulations that increase energy costs, backing oil and natural gas jobs, investing in American energy independence, improving air quality through technology, and supporting nuclear energy 1. She voted yea on disapproving EPA rules, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel retailer choice acts 2. Bobby Pulido advocates for bold investments in desalination, modern irrigation, and infrastructure to address the South Texas water crisis and secure the region’s future 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Monica De La Cruz votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills. | Pulido opposes the Trump administration's war in Iran, while declining to take a clear position on U.S. arms support for Israel. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Monica De La Cruz voted against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and voted in favor of defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills 1. Bobby Pulido opposes the Trump administration's war in Iran but has not taken a clear position on U.S. arms support for Israel 2. | ||