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Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative for TX-20 (Democratic)

Representative Review
Representative Review Published September 27, 2026
Official portrait of Joaquin Castro
Official portrait of Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro is the U.S. Representative for TX-20, a member of the Democratic party, serving in this chamber since 2013.

Person details

Full legal name
Joaquin Castro
Birth year
1974
Office
U.S. Representative for TX-20
Role
U.S. Representative
Level of government
Federal
State
TX
District
TX-20
Party affiliation
Democratic
Year took office
2013
In office
Yes
Bioguide ID
C001091

Committees

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Ranking Member
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee

Voting record

Votes more liberally than 78% of the House in the 119th Congress, across 556 roll-call votes.

Source: Voteview (Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al.), estimated from every roll-call vote.

Campaign finance

2025–2026 election cycle, through June 30, 2026.

Raised
$514,776
Spent
$499,054
Cash on hand
$154,380
From individuals
$373,773

Source: Federal Election Commission.

On social media

Recent posts

  1. It’s time to end legacy admissions. Each year thousands of students are admitted to colleges around the nation only because their parents went there. Legacy admissions are back-door discriminatory policies that overwhelmingly advantage wealthy, white students over everyone else.

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  2. Earlier this year, Congressman Jimmy Gomez and I joined other dads to launch the Congressional Dads Caucus to push for progress on issues like paid leave and affordable childcare. The challenges families face aren't red or blue — and Congress has to come together and get things done. Happy Father's Day to all dads and families!

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  3. I’ll be joining Yasmin Vossoughian on MSNBC around 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT to talk about Republican support for Donald Trump in the face of his second indictment — even as the charging documents show how he prioritized his own power over the safety of our country.

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  4. January 6th was a call from Donald Trump asking Americans who support him to take action into their own hands - including violence - and his language since then has become even more inflammatory.

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  5. Coming up at 8:40 pm ET / 7:40 PM CT I’m joining MSNBC’s special coverage of Trump’s second indictment to discuss how his mishandling of classified documents could put our national security at risk.

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  6. When I was an impeachment manager, I argued that Trump incited an insurrection that gave our foreign enemies unprecedented exposure to the halls of Congress. Again and again, his crimes put our national security at risk. Nobody — not even a former President — is above the law.

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  7. Today's surprise Supreme Court decision to throw out Alabama's discriminatory Congressional map is a win for democracy against voter suppression — but without Congressional action, voting rights will remain under attack. We need to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act now.

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  8. Governor DeSantis used fraud and deception to lure vulnerable people from San Antonio and dump them in a remote island community that scrambled to care for them. This was human trafficking — and the people who perpetrated this crime must be held responsible. https://twitter.com/expressnews/status/1665858467066773504?s=46&t=RrTdgWVyUuGmDb_-f7lRdQ

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  9. We know how to stop mass shootings. We know assault weapons bans, background checks, and a higher age for gun purchases will save lives. The teachers and children who died can't change the law, but we can honor their memories if we have the courage to act. #EndGunViolence

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  10. Over the last year, those same Uvalde families have held back tears in our committee rooms as they begged Congress and the Texas state legislature to end our gun violence epidemic.

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