Angela
"Heli" Rodriguez Prilliman

The Fort Worth Report published a candidate profile identifying her as the Democratic nominee for TX-12. The questionnaire had been submitted before the March 2026 primaries. She cited cost of living as the biggest constituent issue and called for lower health- and child-care costs, a higher minimum wage, reversing Trump's tariffs, universal health care and child care, wealth taxes on billionaires, campaign-finance reform, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and public-education funding.

In the Fort Worth Report questionnaire, Rodriguez Prilliman disclosed that her family and business went through bankruptcy after her nail salon and beauty school closed during the 2020–21 pandemic. No related campaign controversy was reported.

A candidate-monitoring tracker reported finding no public polls of the TX-12 race between Craig Goldman and Rodriguez Prilliman as of September 25, 2026.

The Texas Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list, as tracked by Political Media Monitor (checked September 24), shows the ballot was certified on August 28 with Rodriguez Prilliman listed as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative, District 12.

Following the closure of her nail salon and beauty school during the pandemic, Rodriguez Prilliman's family and business went through bankruptcy. This was disclosed in her own account in a pre-primary questionnaire.

Her nail salon and beauty school closed during the pandemic in 2020–21, leading her family and business to go through bankruptcy. She disclosed this in a pre-primary candidate questionnaire published by the Fort Worth Report.