Several top Republican candidates will be joined by rapper Chingo Bling in a get out the vote bus tour of the Rio Grande Valley this week.
The campaign tour will include a half dozen local GOP candidates and will be headlined by Monica de la Cruz. She is seeking her first congressional term in the District 15 race against progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo and Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone Jr.
The bus tour, sponsored by Texas Latino Conservatives, will make a stop at the Hidalgo County GOP Headquarters, 4900 North 23rd St. in McAllen, at 6 p.m. Thursday. Attendees may RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/get-out-the-vote-featuring-chingo-bling-tickets-409942648497.
On Friday morning, the tour will stop at Doroteo Cantina & Patio, 4901 E. Frontage Road, Unit 100 in McAllen. That event kicks off at 8:30 a.m.
Other GOP candidates on the tour include:
>> John “Doc” Guerra, candidate for Texas House District 41
>> Oscar Rosa, candidate for Texas House District 35
>> Jimmie Garcia, candidate for Texas House District 39
>> Minerva Diaz, candidate for Hidalgo County clerk
>> Aaron Peña, candidate for 13th Court of Appeals
Chingo Bling, whose true name is Pedro Herrera III, is a rapper from Houston.
His first album, Duro en la Pintura, was released in 2003.
In 2007, his album, “They Can’t Deport Us All,” generated controversy after the rapper reported that his family’s tamale truck business had been vandalized and shot at.
Chingo Bling threw his political support behind Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in the lead up to the 2020 general election, citing support for tougher immigration laws.
