Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido wins Latin Grammy

Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido wins Latin Grammy Bobby Pulido, a Democrat who recently won a U.S. House race in Texas, has scored another win: a Latin Grammy. A little over a week after Pulido — a Tejano singer — defeated Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a closely watched House race, the newly minted politician headed to Las Vegas, where the Latin Grammy ceremony was held Thursday. Pulido won the award for best Tejano album at the 27th iteration of the awards, which honor the best in Latino and Spanish-language music. This is his third Latin Grammy — he also won best Tejano album in 2022 and 2025. In his speech, delivered in Spanish, Pulido said that although he is retiring from music, he is leaving the industry with “a lot of love.” “Music is something really beautiful,” he said. “I am really, really proud of being from Texas, of being Tejano, and of representing this music. Tejano music is in really good hands.” He said he will now use his voice in a new way. Pulido is one of several Democrats who flipped southern Texas districts after Republicans in the state redrew the congressional map to favor the GOP. He leaned into his background during his campaign, including by performing at birthdays after De La Cruz said he should “stick to quinceañeras.” As first reported by the Washington Sun, Pulido missed the freshman class photograph Thursday morning to be at the awards show.