De La Cruz defeated Democrat Michelle Vallejo, a political newcomer who ran on a platform of progressive social policy and close family ties to the region.
Vallejo had run an aggressive ground operation and was able to rally handsome donations from across the state. But she faced a death knell after less-than-favorable forecasts led national Democrats to dedicate their resources to protecting incumbents and supporting more promising races.
Michelle Vallejo, Monica De La Cruz's Democratic challenger, at her watch party in McAllen on Tuesday.De La Cruz was in many ways a trendsetter in the Republican effort in South Texas. In 2020, the insurance-agent-turned-Republican lost to Gonzalez by less than 3 percentage points despite the Democrat spending well over twice as much money.
Biden’s party was long expected to lose its delicate control of the U.S. House as inflation, gas prices and erratic messaging drove down Democrats’ approval ratings. National Democrats were forced to prioritize their resources, focusing money on protecting incumbents in competitive races and leaving newcomers and candidates with modest potential to fend for themselves.
Fellow Democrats still came to Vallejo’s aid in the final stretch of the race, with progressive standard-bearer U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, campaigning with Vallejo just over a week before Election Day. U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, also joined Vallejo to campaign in the valley two weeks before the election. Escobar and Garcia are the first two Latina congresswomen from Texas, and Vallejo has cited both as mentors and confidantes.
De La Cruz ran on a border platform echoing the rhetoric of the Trump administration, including the completion of a wall on the Mexican border and ending “catch and release.” She also called for migrants to have to wait in Mexico as they seek asylum in the United States.
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