D United States House · District 20 · Texas On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Joaquin Castro

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Session

Total votes

2,818

all sessions

Attendance

94%

160 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Sponsored

956

bills & resolutions

Near the chamber average

Committees

7

assignments

Biography

About Rep. Joaquin Castro

Rep. serving United States District 20 from Texas. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 1 year · 8 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee and Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee.

Sworn in

Jan 3, 2025

1 year · 8 months

Closest ally

-

no co-sponsorship data

Top topic

972 votes tracked

Campaign finance · FEC filings

Money behind the 2026 campaign

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Total receipts

$514,776

reported through Jun 30, 2026

From political committees

$141,000

PAC and other committee contributions received

Outside spending

$0 for

$0 against, spent independently and not received by the campaign

Voting record · by topic

How Joaquin votes, broken down

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Environment 56% / 44%

170 support · 135 oppose

Budget & Taxes 29% / 71%

90 support · 221 oppose

Energy 47% / 53%

101 support · 112 oppose

Technology 37% / 63%

54 support · 91 oppose

Housing 42% / 58%

25 support · 35 oppose

Healthcare 67% / 33%

73 support · 36 oppose

Veterans 45% / 55%

29 support · 36 oppose

Criminal Justice 73% / 27%

61 support · 22 oppose

Education 54% / 46%

37 support · 31 oppose

Labor & Employment 72% / 28%

46 support · 18 oppose

Transportation 49% / 51%

50 support · 52 oppose

Immigration 68% / 32%

82 support · 38 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Co-sponsor

HR 2323Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act in committee

4 days ago

Voted Nay

HR 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HR 1501Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HJRES 1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

1 week ago

Co-sponsor

HR 10223End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026 in committee

1 week ago

Co-sponsor

HR 10227INSULIN Act of 2026 in committee

1 week ago

Voted Yea

HR 9436Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HRES 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HRES 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

1 week ago

Voted Nay

HR 6500Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

1 week ago