J
Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, TX-20
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, TX-20 current
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-20
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-20
Texas |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Western Hemisphere — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — Oversight and Investigations — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — East Asia and Pacific unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — Central Intelligence Agency unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — National Security Agency and Cyber unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.402, social dim. -0.142. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act | Yea | Feb 7, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act | Nay | Feb 6, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… | Nay | Feb 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… | Nay | Feb 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 776 — Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Nay | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Yea | Jan 23, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 471 — Fix Our Forests Act | Nay | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 5 — Laken Riley Act | Nay | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 165 — Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… | Nay | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… | Nay | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 187 — MAPWaters Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act | Yea | Jan 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Nay | Jan 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Yea | Jan 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from… | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 164 — POWER Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | Nay | Jan 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 14, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 153 — Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | Yea | Jan 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,001 recorded contributions totalling $858,213. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 129 of 1001 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 56 | $169,300 | 20% |
| Small-dollar | 72 | $7,441 | 1% |
| Super PAC | 1 | $10 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 872 | $681,462 | 79% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 13, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AKERMAN LLP PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | QUINONES, KARLA | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 23, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | DEMAND JUSTICE PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Dec 18, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | ACTBLUE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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