# Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 20th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 20th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001091
- FEC candidate IDs: H2TX35011

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001091 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Castro raised $592.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Castro says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,039 classified statements: 763 posts on X, 174 press releases, 54 newsletters, 48 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Castro | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.0% | 6.6% | 83 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.6% | 27.5% | 41 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.1% | 73.2% | 59 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 9.8% | 149 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 22.7% | 151 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.9% | 115 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 31% (House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Democrats 16%); International Affairs 23% (House Democrats 8.4%); Health 19% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.01), from 1,874 donors and 7,238 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 262. 4.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 93 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10642: STS Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10642
- H.Res. 1573: Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 as "Latin Music… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1573
- H.Res. 1559: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1559
- H.R. 9698: Advanced Coursework Equity Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9698
- H.R. 7675: Securing Partner Supply Chains Act (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7675
- H.Res. 1012: Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1012
- H.R. 7059: No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7059
- H.R. 6910: United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act (in committee, 2025-12-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6910
- H.Res. 969: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". (in committee, 2025-12-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/969
- H.R. 6736: ARMAS Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6736

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $592.4K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 11% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2114542178261483690
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2114749854622638340
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2113730904845656151
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2113744711294791922
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Castro Statement on Fifth Circuit Stripping Immigrants of Due Process Rights · labels: policy discussion · https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-statement-on-fifth-circuit-stripping-immigrants-of-due-process-rights
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2113353508401688641
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2113381867609039240
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2112952714409725996
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/2113040210024083655
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Castro Statement On Detention Of American Rabbis, Volunteers In The West Bank · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-statement-on-detention-of-american-rabbis-volunteers-in-the-west-bank

## Links

- Official site: https://castro.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/JoaquinCastrotx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/326420614138023
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joaquincastrotx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JoaquinCastroTX
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001091

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001091