Texas's 15th congressional district

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Texas's 15th congressional district is a historically significant U.S. House district in South Texas that has long been a Democratic stronghold and a center of Hispanic-majority representation.

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instanceOf United States congressional district
federal electoral district
borderProximity near U.S.–Mexico border
category Congressional districts of Texas
Hispanic and Latino American-related politics
South Texas politics
congressionalNumberCreatedIn 58th United States Congress
containsCity Edinburg, Texas
McAllen, Texas
Mission, Texas
Pharr, Texas
parts of San Antonio metropolitan area
country United States of America
created 1903
currentRepresentative Monica De La Cruz
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party
demographicCharacteristic Hispanic-majority district
electorateCharacteristic largely urban and suburban with rural areas
elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives
federalLevel yes
firstRepublicanElectionYear 2022
firstRepublicanRepresentative Monica De La Cruz
governingLaw United States Constitution
hasElectionCycle every two years
hasMajorityPopulation Hispanic
hasSignificantIssue agricultural policy
border security
healthcare access
immigration policy
trade with Mexico
historicalPoliticalLeaning Democratic stronghold
languageCharacteristic large Spanish-speaking population
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn South Texas
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

South Texas
Texas
notableFor Hispanic-majority representation
long history of Democratic representation
partOf Texas congressional delegation
previousLongTermPartyControl Democratic Party
redistrictedAfter 2020 United States census
representedSince 1903
state Texas
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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John Nance Garner representedDistrict Texas's 15th congressional district
Texas congressional districts hasPart Texas's 15th congressional district