At a Glance

Seat

Representative for Texas District 20

Born

September 16, 1974

Age 51

Phone

(202) 225-3236

Office

2241 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 20

Joaquin Castro

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.

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Voting Record — 583

Yes40%

No56%

Present1%

Not Voting3%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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District Map

Congressional District 20

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

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Official site Bluesky X @JoaquinCastrotx Facebook Instagram YouTube

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Joaquin Castro

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20

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Joaquin's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 104 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialJun 3(source)

Last month, I led 30 lawmakers in asking Secretary Rubio for answers on Israel’s nuclear program. Here’s the State Department's bizarre response (full letter above): “We refer you to the Government of Israel for your questions about Israel’s capabilities."

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialJun 3(source)

The stakes are too high to stay in the dark on Israel’s nuclear capabilities. Today, I asked Secretary Rubio if Israel has a nuclear program. He said "most of the world assesses that they do" and committed to providing more information. youtu.be/Ns9x8aSjjRM

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialJun 2(source)

The food and the water make them sick. Medical care is often delayed or denied outright. The education offered is inadequate. Families are separated from one another. As a country, we cannot allow children to be treated like this. Dilley should be shut down.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialJun 2(source)

The Trump Administration doesn’t want people to know about the brutality that takes place at the Dilley trailer prison—the only place in America where we imprison young children who have done nothing wrong.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialJun 2(source)

Donald Trump is elevating an unqualified loyalist to lead our intelligence community while staying on as head of housing finance. Director of National Intelligence is not a part time gig. This will not make Americans safer or our country more secure.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 31(source)

Go, Spurs, Go! Bring on the Knicks!

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 27(source)

The mother and son arrived in San Antonio this afternoon. Our children should be at school and with their family and friends. Not locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. Thank you @repgregstanton.bsky.social for seeing the conditions at Dilley firsthand and fighting against this cruelty.

Rep. Greg Stanton

@repgregstanton.bsky.social

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My office is aware that a Tempe parent and student were detained by ICE and are currently being transported to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. We are in contact with school and local officials, and my team is working urgently to reach the family.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 27(source)

ICE is becoming more secretive and the conditions are getting worse. Children are not receiving proper schooling and families are being separated. We’ll keep fighting to #FreeOurChildren.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 27(source)

Yesterday, I joined my colleagues @repgregstanton.bsky.social and @repbarragan.bsky.social to check on the children and families at Dilley who are suffering.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 27(source)

From New Jersey to Texas, ICE is brutalizing innocent people who have committed no crime. These facilities—prisons—have become black boxes where people are denied basic necessities like adequate food, water, and healthcare.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 25(source)

My Office was proud to gather at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery to honor our military heroes and at Edgewood District Veterans Field in special recognition of those who gave their lives in Vietnam. Our nation is forever grateful.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 25(source)

Today, on Memorial Day, we honor the fallen and their families. Their sacrifice and courage in service to our nation will never be forgotten.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 23(source)

It is reckless and wrong—and it will separate husbands and wives, parents and children, and break apart communities. All to fuel the admin’s mass deportation machine. We must remember that America became the most powerful and prosperous country on earth because of immigrants not in spite of them.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 23(source)

There are hundreds of thousands of green card applicants in the U.S. They are nurses and doctors, teachers and engineers, mechanics and farm workers. The Trump Administration wants to force them out of the country while their cases are heard.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

Local law enforcement should reject partnering with ICE, and protect innocent people—like the Uzcategui-Labrador family in San Antonio—from being unlawfully detained.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

Under Donald Trump, ICE has become an abusive, rouge organization. Governors like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made local police departments into agents of that abuse.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

I am grateful he is back home but his wrongful deportation has caused immense heartache. We cannot allow Trump’s mass deportation machine to hurt more families who are doing everything the right way to build a life in America.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

He left the house and never came back after ICE detained him. His family was devastated. It was especially hard on granddaughter Malani. Fortunately, after an enormous effort by his family and legal team, he returned home.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

Jose and his wife Irene took Malani in after the tragedy. They turned their living room into a classroom. They were very close—grandpa always came to the rescue. In January, he was deported.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialMay 22(source)

Jose Danilo Diaz Sandoval should have never been deported. He had lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. He met his wife here and raised a family together. He was in the process of getting a green card when his granddaughter Malani was a student in Uvlade, Texas, when tragedy struck.

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Sponsored Bills(21)

H.R. 7675 (119th)
Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
H. Res. 1012 (119th)
Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale …
H.R. 7059 (119th)
To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Mexico, and for other purpo…
H.R. 6910 (119th)
To strengthen the development mandate of the United States International Development Finance…
H. Res. 969 (119th)
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "Natio…

Cosponsored Bills(104)

H.R. 9270 (119th)
To address the enforcement of the immigration laws with respect to unaccompanied minors.
Joined: 2026-06-11
H.R. 8968 (119th)
To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States.
Joined: 2026-05-21
H.R. 8929 (119th)
To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of Stat…
Joined: 2026-05-20
H. Res. 1210 (119th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic …
Joined: 2026-04-23
H.R. 8494 (119th)
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or…
Joined: 2026-04-23

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Voting History

583 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-02-06	H.R. 27 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-06	H.R. 27 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-02-05	H. Res. 93 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-05	H. Res. 93 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-05	H.R. 776 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-02-04	H.R. 43 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 21 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 21 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-23	H.R. 471 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 375 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	S. 5 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H.R. 165 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H. Res. 53 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H. Res. 53 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H.R. 187 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-21	H.R. 186 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-15	H.R. 33 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 144 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 164 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-14	H.R. 153 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 152 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-13	H.R. 192 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-09	H.R. 23 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-07	H.R. 29 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Motion to Commit with Instructions	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	—	Election of the Speaker	NOT_VOTING	—	—	Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03	—	Call by States	PRESENT	—	—	Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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