01 Apr Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
Representative — Texas, District 20
Democrat
Serving since 2013 (7 terms) · Born 1974
incumbent
2890
Total Votes
Total Votes
1175
Nay
Nay
160
Not Voting
Not Voting
16
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Present
1539
Yea
Yea
Joaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio. He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
BiographyJoaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013.Read more →
Committees
Committee Assignments — 119th Congress
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Money & Influence
Top Funders — 2026 Cycle
| Committee | Type | Receipts | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL — JULY QUARTERLY | TOTAL | $515K | 2026-06-30 |
| Individual contributions | IND | $374K | 2026-06-30 |
| PAC contributions | PAC | $141K | 2026-06-30 |
Source: openFEC
Recent Stock Trades
No STOCK Act disclosures on file in the past 180 days.
Legislative Activity
Recent Voting Record (100 shown)
| Date | Bill | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | HR9340 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | HR9497 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | S2403 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | HR5334 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | HR9576 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | HR10326 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-16 | HJRES213 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HR2978 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HR8278 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HR4646 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HR2140 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HR9500 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HJRES210 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HCONRES93 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HRES1486 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HRES1530 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-15 | HRES1530 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-14 | HR4219 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-14 | HR3276 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-03 | HR4795 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-02 | HJRES1 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-09-02 | HR1501 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HR6500 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HRES1499 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HRES1499 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HRES1498 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HR9436 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-09-01 | HR9436 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-09-01 | HRES1490 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-08-31 | S307 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-08-31 | S32 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-23 | HCONRES89 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-23 | HR8884 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR7008 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR7008 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-22 | HR8800 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-22 | HCONRES113 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HRES1438 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR1118 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HRES1438 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-21 | HR6955 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR6955 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR9770 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Yea | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-21 | HR8800 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Agreed to |
| 2026-07-20 | HR4541 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-20 | HR8823 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-16 | HR5362 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-16 | HR9237 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Recorded Vote | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | HR8595 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | HRES1423 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | HRES1423 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | HR139 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | HR1181 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-07-14 | HR1181 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-07-13 | HR3106 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-07-13 | HR8897 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-30 | HRES1398 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-30 | HRES1398 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Failed |
| 2026-06-30 | HCONRES108 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-06-30 | HRES1399 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-29 | HR7757 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| 2026-06-29 | HR7128 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| 2026-06-25 | HR2478 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-24 | HR7401 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-24 | HR915 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-23 | S629 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-23 | HR6644 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| 2026-06-11 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Nay | Failed | |
| 2026-06-11 | HRES1335 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-10 | HR7892 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-10 | HR8312 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-10 | HR8464 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed |
| 2026-06-10 | HR8464 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | HRES1345 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | HRES1345 | Recorded Vote | Nay | Passed |
Bills Sponsored (4 bills introduced)
| Bill | Title | Latest Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR406 | Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2023-03-27 |
| HR8463 | Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2022-10-11 |
| HRES892 | Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2022-07-14 |
| HJRes46 | Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. | The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on Transportation and Inf | 2019-03-26 |
Coverage
In the News (5)
ICE officer’s release from Texas jail opens a new front in the escalating fight over extradition - AP News
Legal experts say an immigration officer’s release from a Texas jail despite a request to return him to Minnesota for prosecution could create a dangerous precedent. Christian Castro was released early Thursday from a detention center in Brownsville after Tex…
ICE agent charged in shooting of immigrant in Minneapolis released from Texas jail - The Washington Post
Christian Castro has been released from a jail in Texas after a federal judge denied Minnesota’s request to keep him in custody.
Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release from custordy - PBS
Minnesota officials believe Castro could flee to Mexico, citing calls he made from jail to a woman in Mexico, talking "about marrying her and buying a house in Mexico when he is released," according to the lawsuit.
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial - NBC News
ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested after Minneapolis prosecutors charged him with assault and falsely reporting a crime in a Jan. 14 nonfatal shooting.
Gallego: GOP manufacturing 'reason for another regime change war' in Cuba
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday said GOP lawmakers are manufacturing a “regime change” in Cuba amid the Trump administration’s oil blockade and charges against former President Raúl Castro. “We’re seeing Republicans manufacture a reason for another regime change war in
Recent Videos (30)
KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source Castro invites President Trump to visit ICE Dilley detention facility during his Texas visit
JoaquinCastroTX Press Conference: San Antonio Field Hearing on ICE Operations
JoaquinCastroTX Field Hearing : Examining the Community Impacts of Mass Deportation and Proposed ICE Warehouse
News 4 (WOAI) San Antonio U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, local politicians discuss immigration and proposed East Side center
C-SPAN Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) & Others Discuss Texas' ICE Detention Centers : CSPAN : September 27, 2026 2:09pm-3:16pm EDT
Small Town Truth Greg Abbott's HIDDEN Role in Texas Mass Deportations
FOX NASHVILLE Congressman shares that man shot by ICE needs surgery to remove bullet still lodged in body
WLOS News 13 Congressman calls for release of Austin man shot by ICE “He needs a doctor”
WEAR Channel 3 News Congressman calls for release of Austin man shot by ICE “He needs a doctor”
News 5 WCYB Congressman calls for release of Austin man shot by ICE “He needs a doctor”
ABC 7 Amarillo Congressman calls for release of Austin man shot by ICE “He needs a doctor”
JoaquinCastroTX This Bill Protects Israeli Settlers While Punishing American Students
Forbes Breaking News 'It Is An Ethnic Cleansing': Joaquin Castro Calls Out Settler Violence In West Bank
JoaquinCastroTX Congressman Joaquin Castro Calls Flock Cameras a National Security Threat
Oneindia News ‘China Hacking Into Our Cameras’: Rep. Castro PRESSES Trump’s NSA Over Threat To Flock Camera Data
electron media group, inc. Rep. Joaquin Castro Remembers Those Murdered by ICE
UnidosUS Rep. Joaquin Castro on protecting immigrant families.
BreakThrough News 'ICE Is Rogue'-- Texas Congressman Calls for Agency to Be Disbanded
Democracy Now! "Shut Down Dilley": Rep. Joaquin Castro on "Abusive" ICE Family Jail, Targeting of Military Families
Forbes Breaking News 'I Want To Get A Clear Position': Castro Grills Trump Official Over Stance On Colombia-FARC Accords
KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source Texas lawmakers call on 6 Bexar County cities to end 287(g) agreements with ICE
MS NOW ‘DANGEROUS’ ICE program has quickly expanded under Trump. Democrats are PUSHING BACK.
KSAT 12 US Rep Joaquin Castro calls for release of father, daughter held at Dilley detention center
turnTXBluenow SHOCKING 2 Month Old Found in ICE Detention Center! End Abuses NOW! #jamestalarico #texaspolitics
UnidosUS Rep. Joaquin Castro on Ending Child Detention
Jorge Ramos Joaquín Castro denuncia condiciones en centro de Dilley
KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source ICE detains father and daughter, congressman says
Forbes Breaking News 'Is It Classified Information?': Castro Presses Colonel Over Who Authorizes Drone Strikes In Haiti
MS NOW Rep. Castro details 'UGLY BRUTALITY' of Texas ICE detention, calls for closure
MS NOW Rep. Joaquin Castro on the ‘ugly brutality’ of Dilley detention center
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