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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Nay | Apr 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1156 — Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. | Not voting | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1689 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6398 — RED Tape Act | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6398 — RED Tape Act | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6409 — FENCES Act | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6409 — FENCES Act | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 40 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7613 — ALERT Act | Yea | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1011 — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 | Yea | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Adjourn | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7084 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act | Nay | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act | Yea | Mar 26, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1128 — Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security. | Nay | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | 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 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | 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 | DEMAND JUSTICE PAC | 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 | 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 | COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 28, 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 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 13, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 26, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 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 |
| $5,000 | UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE PAC | CASTRO FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 29, 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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