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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 — 568
Yes40%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting4%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 20

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Joaquin Castro
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20
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Joaquin's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 103 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

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Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 31(source)
Can Sec. Noem look at Goerge Retes, Lenardo Vanegas, and 170+ U.S. citizens in the eye and lie to their face? We’ve read the reports, heard the stories, and seen the videos. Americans citizens, including children, are being illegally detained. This is the racial profiling dragnet we warned about.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 31(source)
Can Sec. Noem look at Goerge Retes, Lenardo Vanegas, and 170+ U.S. citizens in the eye and lie to their face? We’ve read the reports, heard the stories, and seen the videos. Americans citizens, including children, are being illegally detained. This is the racial profiling dragnet we warned about.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 30(source)
Governor Greg Abbott needs to use the state's $24 billion rainy day fund to make up for lost SNAP benefits. Or he's turning his back on 3.5 million Texans. And Attorney General Ken Paxton needs to join the 25 other states suing the USDA for illegally withholding SNAP funding.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 30(source)
The Trump Admin is justifying its strikes in the Caribbean and off the coast of Mexico through a secret memo it won't share with the Congress or the American people because we know it’s a hastily slapped-together defense of blatantly illegal strikes.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 30(source)
Today I visited the food pantry at Inner City Development in San Antonio, which is doing incredible work. But in Washington, Donald Trump is holding SNAP benefits hostage. He had the authority to keep 3.5 million Texans fed and chose not to.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 29(source)
I am incredibly concerned about the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces. The United States must put pressure on the RSF and those who back it—including the United Arab Emirates—to end these atrocities.
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A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF. Urgent international action is needed.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 28(source)
If the admin wanted results rather than spectacle, they would’ve coordinated with Mexico to seize the boat and alleged smugglers so we could interrogate them and dismantle their networks.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 27(source)
Donald Trump left the country. His press secretary says his main focus is tearing down the White to build a ballroom. Meanwhile, Congressional Republicans refuse to reopen the government. So 42 million people are about to lose SNAP benefits that keep food on the table.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 24(source)
People are being harassed and arrested because of the color of their skin. Trump’s masked agents are operating without warrants, without probable cause—just discrimination. It's un-American and must end.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 24(source)
This month, I’ve heard from many of you concerned about healthcare premiums increasing and the impacts of the government shutdown. I regularly write to update folks on what is happening in Congress and how I am fighting for San Antonians. Sign up below to join the conversation. tr.ee/blewmG
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Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 22(source)
Trump is more focused on his $200 million ballroom and bailing out Argentina than he is on re-opening the American government. Trump and Republicans need to end the shutdown and lower costs for families in Texas and across the country.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 22(source)
Trump is more focused on his $200 million ballroom and bailing out Argentina than he is on re-opening the American government. Trump and Republicans need to end the shutdown and lower costs for families in Texas and across the country.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialOct 22(source)
Why won’t Speaker Johnson swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva? Because she is the last signature needed to force a vote on releasing the full Epstein files. This is an active coverup meant to protect powerful people from accountability.
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Voting History
568 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.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-21H.R. 186 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Passed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Failed
2025-01-15H.R. 33 (119th)Final passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-15H.R. 144 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-15H.R. 164 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Passed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Failed
2025-01-14H.R. 153 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-14H.R. 152 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-13H.R. 192 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYES✓Passed
2025-01-09H.R. 23 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Passed
2025-01-07H.R. 29 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Passed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Passed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Motion to Commit with InstructionsYESYES✓Failed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)End debate nowNONO✓Passed
2025-01-03—Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTING——Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03—Call by StatesPRESENT——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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