Texas's 15th congressional district of the

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includes a thin section of the far south of the state of

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. The district's current Representative is Republican

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. Elected in 2022, De La Cruz is the first Republican and woman to represent the district. Currently, the 15th Congressional District composes of a narrow strip of land running from western Hidalgo County in the

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northwards to eastern Guadalupe County, to the east of

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. The district includes the entirety of

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, Jim Wells,

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, Karnes, and Wilson counties between Hidalgo and Guadalupe counties. The district has generally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only eight people, seven Democrats and one Republican, have ever represented it. The district's best-known Representative was

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, who represented the district from its creation in 1903 until 1933, and was Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933. He ran with

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in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns, and was elected Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941. The district was one of the first Latino-majority districts in the country, and has been represented by Latino congressmen since 1965. Notably, this district narrowly voted more Republican in the House elections than the nation as a whole in 2020. Vincente Gonzalez won by 2.9 points while Democrats won the national vote by a combined 3.1 percentage points. It also voted more Republican than the national average while voting Democratic in the

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, and the difference between the national vote and the result was wider in the presidential election than the House. Due to redistricting, incumbent Gonzalez in the 2022 election ran in the 34th congressional district. The Republican nominee, former insurance agent Monica De La Cruz defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Michelle Vallejo.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX15.pdf
/ref> Brooks County (5) : All 5 communities Guadalupe County (16) :

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, New Braunfels (part; also 28th; shared with

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, Staples, Seguin (part; also 28th) Hidalgo County (34) :

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, Alton, César Chavez, Citrus City, Cuevitas, Doffing, Doolittle, Edinburg (part; also 34th), Granjeno, Harding Gill Tract, Hargill,

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, La Coma Heights, La Homa, La Joya,

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, Los Ebanos,

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(part; also 34th),

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, Monte Alto, Palmhurst, Palmview, Palmview South, Peñitas, Perezville, Pharr, Salida del Sol Estates, San Carlos (part; also 34th),

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(part; also 34th), South Alamo, Sullivan City, West Sharyland Jim Wells County (17) : All 17 communities Karnes County (4) : All 4 communities Live Oak County (2) : George West, Three Rivers Wilson County (4) : All 4 communities

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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