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ICYMI: FRONTeras Magazine: The Emergency Room Physician Taking on South Texas Politics
ICYMI: FRONTeras Magazine: The Emergency Room Physician Taking on South Texas Politics
ALAMO, TX - Fronteras Magazine is out with a story on Dr. Ada Cuellar’s race. Below are excerpts and a link to the full story:
The Emergency Room Physician Taking on South Texas Politics
By Maria Santos Salinas
“Dr. Ada Cuellar, 44, is an emergency room physician in Weslaco who decided that abandoning the Valley wasn't an option. Instead, she's mounting a congressional challenge against Monica De La Cruz, the incumbent who's been representing Texas's 15th District like a MAGA spokesperson rather than a South Texas advocate.
“Cuellar is the daughter of an electrician and a homemaker, Javier Cavazos and Alicia Zamarripa, who raised her in a bilingual household where education was always present.
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“What she remembers is what South Texas has lost.
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“She's been working Rio Grande Valley emergency rooms ever since, bearing witness to legislative negligence masquerading as policy.
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“While treating patients, Cuellar pursued a law degree at Syracuse University College of Law. She wanted the weapons to draft legislation that could dismantle the systemic failures she confronts during every shift. Unaffordable healthcare. Crumbling schools. An economy designed to exclude working families.
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“Cuellar's platform centers on affordable healthcare, functioning schools, decent jobs with livable wages, humane immigration reform, and comprehensive energy strategy. She believes South Texas healthcare should matter more than tax cuts for billionaires. On July 3, 2025, De La Cruz voted to cut taxes while reducing funding for high-speed internet, healthcare, schools, and economic development. Cuellar says Valley survival should outweigh billionaire tax relief.
Cuellar has been one of the few Democratic candidates vocal about immigration reform. She wants an immigration system that recognizes human dignity. Immigrants have contributed to building this nation, served in its military, and worked in its industries. They deserve recognition and humane treatment under immigration law.
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“Cuellar remains unfazed by the competition.
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“Regardless of March's primary outcome, Cuellar's political trajectory has already launched. Her political commitment extends beyond this campaign.
“Cuellar has an eleven-year-old daughter at home. Motherhood radicalized her.
“‘I don't feel like I'm sacrificing anything,’ she says. ‘I just feel that the way that I grew up, I appreciate everything. I think back what my life was like when I was a kid and how badly I wanted to have everything that I now have, so even though it's hard, I just appreciate.’”
To read the full story visit Fronteras Magazine: LINK