Democrat Bobby Pulido flips crucial South Texas district, defeating Rep. Monica De La Cruz
Summary
Democrat Bobby Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Texas’s South Texas congressional district, CBS News projected. The race flipped a district Republicans had targeted after the region moved toward them in 2024.Key Facts
- De La Cruz was first elected to Congress in 2022.
- Donald Trump won De La Cruz’s district and two other Democratic-held districts in the Rio Grande Valley in 2024.
- Republicans redrew Texas congressional districts after their gains in the region.
- The newly redrawn district includes parts of Corpus Christi and extends south to the border.
- The article says 75% of De La Cruz’s district consisted of voters she did not know.
- Democrats recruited Pulido, a Latin Grammy-winning Tejano singer, to challenge De La Cruz.
- Pulido campaigned while continuing to perform at quinceañeras, celebrations marking a girl's 15th birthday.
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