Monica De La Cruz, a Republican who’s working for a seat in Texas’s fifteenth Congressional District, was accused by her husband of abusing her stepdaughter.
Johnny Hernandez, who doesn’t have any organic youngsters with De La Cruz, mentioned in court docket filings that De La Cruz would verbally abuse his daughter and pinch her to get her to cease crying.
“Sadly, it acquired to that time the place I needed to decide for the perfect sake of my daughter,” Hernandez mentioned in an interview with The Washington Put up. “She didn’t need to go to parenting lessons, and he or she didn’t need to make issues higher for my daughter.”
Hernandez has additionally requested De La Cruz to cease mentioning his daughter in her marketing campaign, saying she is utilizing the connection to attain political factors.
“I imagine that she is placing her marketing campaign in entrance of our household,” he mentioned. “She is utilizing my daughter for sympathy votes. My daughter goes via psychological well being points, and he or she shouldn’t be utilizing that on her marketing campaign web page. She must take that down.”
De La Cruz has denied the allegations.
“[The allegations are] false, and I’m heartbroken that as we work via some psychological well being points that contain a minor this deeply private matter is now being uncovered within the nationwide press,” she mentioned in an announcement to the Put up. “My primary concern will at all times be the well-being of all of my youngsters, and I might recognize your prayers and proceed to ask for privateness for our household.”
De La Cruz was as soon as described as a promising “younger gun” by Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
De La Cruz just lately appeared at a Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser that featured former President Donald Trump as one of many audio system.
Proud to characterize #TX15 on the NRCC Countdown to the Majority dinner with particular visitor Donald J Trump. 🇺🇸 I’m humbled to guide this nice district to #VICTORY in 2022! Collectively we’ll TAKE BACK THE HOUSE and #FIRE Nancy Pelosi.Let’s Go Brandon!! #SaveAmerica pic.twitter.com/bspHIkhVbP
— Monica De La Cruz for Congress (@monica4congress) November 9, 2021
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