A longtime country music star is celebrating two major victories in the span of just nine days, one at the ballot box and another on one of music’s biggest stages.
Bobby Pulido, the 53-year-old Tejano music singer who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 3, won his third Grammy on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the 27th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.
Pulido took home the award for Best Tejano Album for Bobby Pulido & Friends: Una Tuya y Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo), a live recording from concerts held in Monterrey, Mexico, in December 2024. The album was released in 2025, shortly before Pulido stepped away from music to pursue a political career.
The victory came just over a week after Pulido defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th Congressional District.
Accepting his award, Pulido reflected on his decision to retire from music after more than three decades in the industry.
“I want to tell you that I’m retiring from music, and I’m leaving with so much gratitude,” Pulido said, according to Billboard. He thanked his family and team before expressing his pride in representing Texas and Tejano music.
“I’m so, so proud to be from Texas and to be Tejano and to represent this music,” he continued. “Tejano music is in very good hands; we have so much talent.”
Pulido also acknowledged fellow nominees Jay Pérez and Destiny Navaira before looking ahead to his new career in Washington.
“I love you all, and I’ll see you soon, because we need to represent and we need to get to work to use our voices for something else,” he said.
The award marks Pulido’s third career Grammy, adding to his previous wins in the Best Tejano Album category.
Born in Edinburg, Texas, in 1973, Pulido followed in the musical footsteps of his father, Roberto Pulido, a prominent Tex-Mex performer.
He launched his recording career in 1995 with Desvelado, which became a breakthrough success on Billboard’s Latin charts. The album reached No. 9 on Top Latin Albums and No. 3 on Top Regional Mexican Albums, establishing Pulido as a major figure in Tejano music.
Over the next three decades, he released numerous albums and scored hits including “Te Voy a Amar,” “Se Murió de Amor” and “Enséñame.”
In 2025, Pulido announced that he would retire from music to enter politics. His campaign emphasized his longstanding connections to South Texas, including appearances at quinceañeras throughout the district.
On Nov. 3, he defeated Republican incumbent De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th Congressional District with 62 percent of the vote. He is scheduled to take office in January 2027.
Pulido isn’t the first politician to win a Grammy. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and former Sen. Al Franken have all received Grammy Awards, primarily in spoken-word categories. Franken also won for comedy.
But Pulido’s latest victory is an unusual milestone: A newly elected member of Congress accepting a major music award just days after winning his seat.
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This story was originally published by Parade on Nov 12, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
