But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Carlos De La Cruz Jr.
Republican · U.S. House, Texas District 35
✗SupportsFrom an endorsement
How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Nothing located has De La Cruz saying what U.S. weapons or money he would send the government of Israel, or addressing U.S. aid to Palestinians. In May 2026 he wrote on X that a Democratic candidate's "prison for American Zionists" pledge was "disgusting and has no place in Texas."
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The Republican Jewish Coalition's political action committee endorsed him on September 23, 2026 and wrote that he "told RJC he felt a duty as a Christian to support Israel against Iran and other genocidally minded enemies." That is the group's account of what he told it, not a public statement of his, and it names no U.S. weapons or funding.
In May 2026, when a Democratic candidate in the district pledged to turn an immigration detention center into a "prison for American Zionists", he wrote on X: "I wore the uniform to defend every American, no matter their faith. This rhetoric is disgusting and has no place in Texas."
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-09-27) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Endorsed by Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish CoalitionThe Republican Jewish Coalition's PAC; it financially supports Republican candidates who reflect its priorities, including strong U.S. backing of the government of Israel.These endorsements come from groups that back sending U.S. weapons and funding to the government of Israel.
In their words
Endorsements
Republican Jewish Coalition PAC (2026)
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. military aid and weapons to the government of Israel
Nothing located in his own words, at any date.
[Reported, 2026-09-23; the group's account] The Republican Jewish Coalition PAC's endorsement release: "De La Cruz told RJC he felt a duty as a Christian to support Israel against Iran and other genocidally minded enemies." The release names no U.S. weapons, amount or condition, and it is the group's paraphrase, not his words.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
Nothing located.
Characterization of the conflict
Nothing located in his own words.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
[Endorsement, 2026-09-23] The Republican Jewish Coalition's political action committee endorsed him in its September 23, 2026 release, which describes him as "President Trump's endorsed candidate, first-time office seeker Carlos De La Cruz — the brother of Rep. Monica De La Cruz." Nothing located in his own words on lobbying groups.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
[Position, 2026-05-19] On X, his post: "I wore the uniform to defend every American, no matter their faith. This rhetoric is disgusting and has no place in Texas." It answers a Democratic candidate's pledge, reported by CBS News, to turn an immigration detention facility into a "prison for American Zionists". The Texas Tribune reported the post the same day: "On X, De La Cruz condemned Galindo’s comments as well."
Questionnaires
[Questionnaire, 2026] His iVoterGuide profile records "Did not answer" against all 32 of its questions, one of them "Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?" That shows the guide was never filled in, not a choice about Israel.
[Profile, published 2026-01-08] The San Antonio Report candidate profile carries his answers on why he is running ("enlisted in the United States Air Force at 18, and served 20 years"); nothing on these questions.
He defeated state Representative John Lujan in the May 26, 2026 Republican runoff, per Ballotpedia News, which reports that President Trump endorsed him and describes him as a U.S. Air Force veteran and the founder of a kickboxing gym. His Ballotpedia page lists him on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. His Democratic opponent is Johnny Garcia, per Texas Public Radio.
Places that could not be read, so nothing is claimed from them
None.
Not on the card, and why
The Republican Jewish Coalition's account of what he told it: the group's words, not his (a third party speaking about the candidate). On the deep dive with attribution, never the front.
His X post is on the front and deep dive as context; it is about antisemitism, not about what the United States sends.
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