Candidate Spotlight: Michelle Vallejo TX-15
Michelle Vallejo is the Democratic candidate for Texas's 15th Congressional District
Michelle Vallejo is a progressive Democratic candidate running for Texas’s 15th Congressional District in 2024. Vallejo is a passionate advocate for South Texas communities, having grown up in the region and co-owned her family’s small business, Pulga Los Portales, a flea market in Alton, Texas. She is committed to policies that support working-class families, improve healthcare access, and protect immigrant rights.
Professionally, Vallejo is known for her deep community roots and activism. She co-founded a non-profit initiative focused on promoting economic opportunities for marginalized communities and has consistently advocated for progressive policies like raising the minimum wage and expanding Medicare for All. Her experience working directly with underserved populations in South Texas has shaped her campaign’s focus on addressing economic inequality, affordable healthcare, and comprehensive immigration reform.
In the 2022 election, Vallejo narrowly lost to Republican Monica De La Cruz, garnering 44.8% of the vote in a competitive race . Now in 2024, she’s positioned to run again, this time leveraging her strong grassroots support, her advocacy for rural healthcare, and her efforts to improve education and infrastructure across the district. Despite being outspent in her last campaign, Vallejo’s message resonated with a large portion of the district, especially among young voters and communities of color.
Vallejo is a strong advocate for women’s rights, reproductive freedom, and environmental protection. She has centered her campaign around the idea of building a future where economic opportunity is available to all, not just a few. Her platform emphasizes closing the wealth gap and ensuring that the district’s needs for affordable healthcare, good-paying jobs, and access to quality education are met.
Vallejo’s determination to bring about meaningful change, combined with her experience as a small business owner and community leader, make her a formidable candidate for the 15th District. With the district’s changing demographics and the support of a growing grassroots base, she has a strong chance of winning the seat in this increasingly competitive region.
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