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 4593 — SHOWER Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6504 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6500 — AGOA Extension Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2683 — Remote Access Security Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act | Nay | Jan 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1834 — Breaking the Gridlock Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 131 — Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 504 — Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Yea | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Call of the House | Present | Jan 6, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Nay | Dec 18, 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 | 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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