Bobby Pulido

A new poll indicates voters in South Texas who supported Donald Trump in 2024 are turning away from the president and the Republican Congresswoman seeking re-election in the border region. Tejano music star Bobby Pulido running as a Democrat appears poised to flip the 15th Congressional District in the midterm elections.

Democratic Tejano singer Bobby Pulido is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas' 15th Congressional District, testing whether the GOP can hold on to its gains among South Texas Latino voters.

Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Democratic challenger Bobby Pulido are competing in one of Texas’ most closely watched congressional races, testing whether Republicans can hold Latino voters who helped propel President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory.

Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.