- Johnny GarciaDemocratic✓ Verified$1.9M raised
- Carlos De La CruzRepublican✓ Verified$1.9M raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Johnny Garcia supports lowering everyday costs by ending reckless tariffs and modernizing energy supply, and he also supports making healthcare affordable by reversing cuts and expanding coverage 1256. Carlos De La Cruz aims to rebuild the economy for working families by bringing back jobs and lowering costs, voting yea on bills supporting financial regulation and disaster insurance programs, and he supports securing the southern border with necessary tools for Border Patrol while voting yea on multiple immigration enforcement bills 3491011.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Johnny GarciaDemocratic | Carlos De La CruzRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Johnny Garcia supports lowering everyday costs by ending reckless tariffs, modernizing energy supply, and opposing tax breaks for big corporations and billionaires. Garcia supports ending Trump-era tariffs and investing in apprenticeships and job training. | De La Cruz aims to rebuild an economy that works for working families by bringing back jobs, lowering costs, and opposing Washington elites and Biden's economic policies. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on multiple bills supporting financial regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, and disaster insurance programs. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Johnny Garcia supports lowering everyday costs by ending reckless tariffs, modernizing energy supply, and opposing tax breaks for big corporations and billionaires 1. He also supports ending Trump-era tariffs and investing in apprenticeships and job training 2. Carlos De La Cruz aims to rebuild an economy that works for working families by bringing back jobs, lowering costs, and opposing Washington elites and Biden's economic policies 3. He votes yea on multiple bills supporting financial regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, and disaster insurance programs 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Johnny Garcia supports making healthcare affordable by reversing healthcare cuts, investing in rural hospitals, funding Medicare, expanding coverage, and cracking down on Big Pharma price gouging. Garcia supports renewing ACA subsidies to make healthcare more affordable. | Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on acts related to Medicaid, lowering health care premiums, patient support, and early childhood health programs. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Johnny Garcia supports making healthcare affordable by reversing healthcare cuts, investing in rural hospitals, funding Medicare, expanding coverage, and cracking down on Big Pharma price gouging 1. He also supports renewing ACA subsidies to make healthcare more affordable 2. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on acts related to Medicaid, lowering health care premiums, patient support, and early childhood health programs 3. | ||
| Immigration | Johnny Garcia supports a secure border with adequate resources for Border Patrol, focusing ICE on criminals, and comprehensive immigration reform including border security, pathways to citizenship, and work visas. | De La Cruz supports securing the southern border and providing Border Patrol agents with necessary tools and manpower while welcoming legal immigration and opposing criminals and cartels exploiting the country. De La Cruz supports giving border agents the tools, personnel, and legal authority to enforce immigration laws. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills and nay on a national emergency resolution. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Johnny Garcia supports a secure border with adequate resources for Border Patrol, focusing ICE on criminals, and comprehensive immigration reform including border security, pathways to citizenship, and work visas 1. Carlos De La Cruz supports securing the southern border and providing Border Patrol agents with necessary tools and manpower while welcoming legal immigration and opposing criminals and cartels exploiting the country 2. He also supports giving border agents the tools, personnel, and legal authority to enforce immigration laws 3. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills and nay on a national emergency resolution 4. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Johnny Garcia supports safe communities by opposing defunding the police and advocating for well-trained law enforcement. Garcia, a nearly two-decade law enforcement veteran, supports giving officers more training, resources, and mental health support alongside transparency and oversight. | De La Cruz supports standing with law enforcement, ensuring officers have resources to protect families, and restoring law and order against attacks from the radical left. De La Cruz supports fully backing law enforcement and targeting cartels he says are flooding streets with fentanyl. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ rights, cashless bail reporting, and violent offender restrictions. |
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| Taxes & Government Spending | Johnny Garcia opposes tax breaks for big corporations and billionaires and supports fighting corruption by banning stock trading by members of Congress and reducing billionaire influence in elections. | De La Cruz opposes wasteful government spending that threatens Social Security and Medicare and pledges to defend these earned benefits for seniors. De La Cruz supports cutting wasteful government spending and pro-growth tax policy to help small businesses compete. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and various appropriations acts for national security, agriculture, and government programs. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Johnny Garcia opposes tax breaks for big corporations and billionaires and supports fighting corruption by banning stock trading by members of Congress and reducing billionaire influence in elections 1. Carlos De La Cruz opposes wasteful government spending that threatens Social Security and Medicare and pledges to defend these earned benefits for seniors 2. He supports cutting wasteful government spending and pro-growth tax policy to help small businesses compete 3. De La Cruz votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and various appropriations acts for national security, agriculture, and government programs 4. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Johnny Garcia supports modernizing energy supply to lower utility bills and opposes data centers that drain water and raise utility costs. | De La Cruz supports unleashing Texas's energy potential, rolling back green regulations, and prioritizing American energy independence for lower prices and national security. Carlos De La Cruz votes yea on bills related to EPA rule disapproval, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel choice. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Johnny Garcia supports modernizing the energy supply to lower utility bills and opposes data centers that drain water and raise utility costs 1. Carlos De La Cruz supports unleashing Texas's energy potential, rolling back green regulations, and prioritizing American energy independence for lower prices and national security 2. He votes yea on bills related to EPA rule disapproval, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel choice 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Johnny Garcia supports ending the war in Iran to help lower gas prices. | De La Cruz prioritizes protecting advanced technology from communist China, supporting American competitiveness in AI, and stopping China from exploiting the U.S. Carlos De La Cruz votes nay on resolutions to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran and Lebanon and yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming bills. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Johnny Garcia supports ending the war in Iran to help lower gas prices 1. Carlos De La Cruz prioritizes protecting advanced technology from communist China, supporting American competitiveness in AI, and stopping China from exploiting the U.S. 2. He votes nay on resolutions to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran and Lebanon and yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming bills 3. | ||