Bobby Pulido is a lifelong South Texan, small-business owner, father of four, and award-winning Tejano music artist running to represent Texas’ 15th Congressional District. Born and raised in Edinburg, Texas, Pulido grew up the son of a farmworker-turned-musician in a community defined by hard work, family, humility, and cultural pride. After graduating from Edinburg High School, he studied political science, then embarked on a nearly three-decade music career that made him one of Tejano music’s most recognized voices, earning multiple Latin Grammy and Tejano Music Awards along the way. Beyond the stage, Pulido has been a small-business owner — hiring workers, balancing budgets, and navigating the same economic realities facing families across the Rio Grande Valley. Motivated by rising costs, healthcare challenges, immigration policy that ignores border community realities, and the feeling that Washington is out of touch with South Texas, Pulido is running for Congress to deliver practical solutions, honest leadership, and a people-first voice for TX-15. He emphasizes unity over party labels, saying he’s “not Team Red, not Team Blue — South Texas is Team You.”
Key Issue Stances & Priorities
Pulido’s campaign focuses on the kitchen-table concerns of South Texas families and reflects his lived experience growing up and working in the region:
- Lowering Costs & Strengthening the Economy — He champions policies that reduce everyday costs, support small businesses, and spur job growth in Valley communities.
- Affordable Healthcare Access — Pulido supports making healthcare more affordable and accessible for families in rural and urban parts of TX-15.
- Common-Sense Immigration Reform — He advocates for realistic and humane immigration solutions that secure the border while respecting families and supporting the local economy.
- Support for Agriculture & Rural Families — A strong economy in South Texas, he says, depends on fair markets, sustainable agriculture, and protections for ranchers and farmers.
- People-First Leadership — Pulido stresses practical problem-solving, listening to constituents, and working across divides rather than partisan gridlock.
Why Bobby Pulido
- South Texas Roots: Born, raised, and still living in Edinburg — he knows the district personally and culturally.
- Cultural Influence & Recognition: Pulido’s decades-long music career gives him deep name recognition and cultural connection across the region.
- Small-Business Experience: Beyond music, he’s run businesses and hired local workers, grounding his campaign in real economic experience.
- Bridge-Builder: Pulido’s message emphasizes unity over ideology — appealing to voters who feel left out by traditional politics.
- Competitive Race in TX-15: Running in a district that has shifted politically in recent cycles, with Republicans winning a once-blue seat, his candidacy represents a key Democratic opportunity in South Texas.
I really feel like the country’s off kilter right now. There’s a tremendous imbalance and I can either stay on the sidelines and be a guy with an opinion or I can actually attempt to do something that most people think is not doable, which is win in a heavily gerrymandered district.