Texas rep ran ad starring cop fired for alleged sexual harassment and stalking

WASHINGTON — A recent ad by Rep.Monica De La Cruz spotlighted an endorsement from a cop who was reportedly fired from his prior job last year for alleged sexual harassment and stalking of a co-worker, The Post has learned.

The ad featured a man named “Deputy Garcia” from Golliad County, Texas, ripping into her Democratic foe, Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido, as “anti-cop” and accusing him of standing with criminals.La Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign insists it was unaware of the cop’s backstory when it shot the ad in June and noted that public reports of the cop’s past behavior didn’t emerge until August.Photos, work history, and other evidence reviewed by The Post indicate that the cop, Deputy Zachary Garcia, was fired from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office last year due to accusations that he harassed a female dispatcher who cut things off with him.

While the two were in a relationship, Garcia had allegedly studied the cellphone location she shared with him, would ride past her home while on duty, and would call her repeatedly until she had to shut her phone off, according to records obtained by the Hawk’s Eye in August.The female dispatcher ended the relationship on Aug.30, 2025, and Garcia allegedly made some 20 calls to her over a two-day period, according to the report.

GPS data revealed a marked patrol unit waited outside her home for over an hour on Aug.31, 2025.

There weren’t any known calls in the area.Garcia later coped to making the repeated calls, including ones in which he blocked his caller ID, and to waiting outside her residence while in uniform.An internal investigation also uncovered accusations from a female supervisor who alleged that after assisting him with groceries, he welcomed her inside his apartment.

From there, he encouraged her to get closer and sniff his cologne, according to the report.Garcia later denied that accusation.

Wilson County concluded that he committed sexual harassment against both the dispatcher ...