Angela “Heli” Rodriguez Prilliman, Fort Worth Mom & Entrepreneur, is running for United States Representative, District 12.
Heli is a passionate advocate for small businesses, universal healthcare, $10/day childcare – and the hustle to get it done.
From Fort Worth, Texas, Heli Rodriguez Prilliman is the progressive voice in the Democratic primary for United States Representative, District 12. Raised in Stephenville and a graduate of Texas A&M, she’s an entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in the Silicon Valley startup scene. Heli’s Bio >
Democrats in Texas haven’t won a statewide race in three decades.
With its explosive growth into a majority Hispanic population, its highest rate of uninsured constituents in the U.S., and the divisive political climate fueled by billionaire funding, Texans can’t afford to repeat our past mistakes of backing bland policy solutions and politicians.
Enter Heli, an inspiring millennial leader with rural Texas roots, fighting for universal health care, $10/day child care, voting rights, education reform, and the removal of billionaire money in politics. The Issues >

Our campaign is the startup for a Texas we can all be a part of.
For the future of Texas
“My grandmother, Fort Worth civil rights activist Pauline Gasca Valenciano, was really brave. Always volunteering, picketing, door knocking, speaking truth to the powerful. Giving so much of her time, energy, and whatever she could from her social security checks to serve others – and for what? For her to watch from heaven the rollback of our rights? While we cynically doom scroll all day? She taught us better than that.”
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