# From Billboard Charts to Congress: Musician Bobby Pulido Wins Historic South Texas Race for Democrats

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/from-billboard-charts-to-congress-musician-bobby-pulido-wins-historic-south-texas-race-for-democrats/
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:13:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bobby-pulido-wins-monica-de-la-cruz-flip-texas-house-democrat-1236373973/
- Topics: Entertainment, Government, Music, Politics

## Key points

- Bobby Pulido flips a South Texas House seat for Democrats.
- He defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz.
- The former singer campaigned on costs, healthcare and immigration raids.

## Summary

Bobby Pulido has defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Texas’s 15th Congressional District, flipping the South Texas seat for the Democrats. The win marks a major change for the 53-year-old norteño-tejano singer, who announced his move into politics after retiring from music and will represent the Rio Grande Valley.

Pulido campaigned on affordability, healthcare, limiting corporate money in elections and the effects of President Donald Trump’s deportation raids, meeting voters at concerts and community celebrations. A two-time Latin Grammy winner, he had 16 albums and multiple Billboard chart entries; his debut album’s title track returned to the Latin Streaming Songs chart in July. Newly elected members of Congress are due to take office in January.

## Coverage

- [Billboard: From Billboard Charts to Congress: Musician Bobby Pulido Wins Historic South Texas Race for Democrats](https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bobby-pulido-wins-monica-de-la-cruz-flip-texas-house-democrat-1236373973/)
- [El País: Bobby Pulido in 10 songs: The music of the Tejano singer who flipped Texas’s 15th District](https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-11-04/bobby-pulido-in-10-songs-the-music-of-the-tejano-singer-who-flipped-texass-15th-district.html)

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