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The 2022 House election cycle is expected to be hard fought as Democrats defend razor-thin majorities and Republicans eye the potential for historic gains in a favorable political environment. But few races may be as hotly contested – or expensive – as the open seat in Texas’ 15th Congressional District.
There’s no incumbent in the 15th after Republicans squeezed Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, out of his seat during the state’s redistricting process. GOP candidate Monica De La Cruz, who nearly upset Gonzalez in 2020, is running again in a cycle that’s expected to be even more favorable for Republicans.
“I believe that the Democrat Party is going to spend a lot of money on my race and pour tons of resources into District 15,” De La Cruz said. “We’ve already seen the Pelosi and AOC investment into Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign earlier this year, and I think we’re going to continue seeing that trend because they know what we know, which is that there’s an awakening in South Texas.”
Republican Monica De La Cruz, running in the next general election for the 15th Congressional District, talks in her office in Alamo, Texas, Thursday, July 8, 2021. In Republicans’ bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of south Texas has quietly become a top battleground. After making unexpected gains last November, the GOP is zeroing in on a trio of House seats in the region as key targets heading into next year’s midterm elections. They include the 15th congressional district, which hasn’t sent a Republican to Washington since its creation in 1903, but where the GOP newcomer came within three points of winning in 2020.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
According to FiveThirtyEight, the 15th Congressional District is the most competitive in the state after GOP lawmakers redrew the state’s district lines based on the latest Census. And Texas is expected to be a hotbed for political spending this year…
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