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 — 536

Yes39%

No58%

Present1%

Not Voting3%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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District Map

Congressional District 20

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

Social & Web

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 · 102 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.socialDec 2(source)

Tom Homan, Trump’s incoming “border czar,” has defended deporting U.S. citizens along with their undocumented loved ones and the use of the U.S. military for his mass deportation agenda, saying, “no one is off the table.” We should believe him. open.substack.com/pub/zacharym...

Agents of Mass Deportation: Who is Border Czar Thomas Homan?

Donald Trump has announced that Thomas Homan, a Project 2025 contributor and former acting ICE director under his first administration, will be returning to his second term as a “border czar” to carry...

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.socialDec 2(source)

Both Texas and Georgia are destroying evidence of all maternal mortality, blocking proof that women are dying from abortion bans. This story has a lot more going on than you think. Especially since Republicans are lying about the public cases. www.salon.com/2024/12/02/d...

Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it

Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialDec 1(source)

Mayor Peak’s legacy will live on with the parks, trails, and public spaces that he worked to build for all of us to enjoy. May he rest in peace. 2/ www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Howard Peak was San Antonio mayor, launched greenway trail network

Peak was a city planner who entered politics and was twice elected mayor of San Antonio. His signal achievement was the trail system that bears his name.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialDec 1(source)

Mayor Howard Peak was a dedicated public servant, an urban planner, and a lifelong believer in San Antonio’s future. I’m saddened to hear of his passing and my heart goes out to his loved ones. 1/

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.socialNov 30(source)

Whatever a border czar is, they don't have arrest authority. Federal law enforcement officers do, pending judicial enforcement. Consultation with prosecutors is the norm for pre-planned arrests & here's the kicker: people being arrested must have actually committed a crime.

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

NPR@npr.orgNov 30(source)

An Israeli airstrike hit a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing five people, including at least three employees with the food aid charity. World Central Kitchen said that it was "urgently seeking more details."

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli airstrike, Gaza health ministry says

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gyNov 30(source)

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

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

Governor Abbott’s abortion ban has made it impossible for doctors in Texas to practice standard care for pregnant women. More and more OB-GYN doctors are leaving the state, and residency programs are shutting down. 1/

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialNov 28(source)

Wishing everyone in San Antonio and across the country a happy Thanksgiving filled with gratitude and good company!

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialNov 28(source)

Wishing everyone in San Antonio and across the country a happy Thanksgiving filled with gratitude and good company!

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

Patients are already dying because of this extremist abortion ban - how many more will die as more doctors are forced to leave? Important reporting by Stephania Taladrid on a window into this crisis in the Rio Grande Valley. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 2/

The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus

Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.

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

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

Congressman Greg Casar@repcasar.bsky.socialNov 27(source)

Last weekend, the City of San Antonio hosted an event where more than 500 firearms were exchanged for H-E-B gift cards! Until Congress can pass common-sense gun safety laws, it’s up to Texans to protect our communities.

Voluntary weapons exchange draws hundreds of Bexar County residents to Alamodome

Hundreds of people came out to the Alamodome on Sunday to trade in their guns for money.

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

DrDinD.bsky.social@drdind.bsky.socialNov 27(source)

Undocumented workers pay nearly $100B year in state and federal taxes, including: "$25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022." Amount of services received for the payroll taxes paid? 0 itep.org/undocumented...

Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

The New York Times@nytimes.comNov 26(source)

President-elect Trump said that he would impose tariffs on all products coming into the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and China on his first day in office. Those countries are the biggest sources of U.S. imports. Here's what to know. nyti.ms/3Ow3JUw

Reposted byJoaquin Castro

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gyNov 26(source)

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialNov 26(source)

www.expressnews.com/business/art...

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialNov 26(source)

This @texasmonthly.bsky.social article by @yeehawcheeseburger.bsky.social is a great look at his legacy. 2/ www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

How Johnny Canales Shaped the Rise of Música Mexicana

A vibrant musical movement is taking over the world. The late tejano icon is its unsung hero.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialNov 26(source)

Johnny Canales was a pioneer who brought Tejano music into so many homes, including my own growing up. His TV show provided a platform for Latino musicians and our community and culture as a whole to be celebrated. 1/

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

Open Enrollment is going on now until January 15th. If you need help signing up, schedule a free in-person or remote appointment by calling (210) 977-7997 or by visiting EnrollSA.com. 3/

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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(102)

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
H. Res. 1186 (119th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Specia…
Joined: 2026-04-16
H. Res. 1185 (119th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must com…
Joined: 2026-04-16

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Voting History

536 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
2025-05-20	H.R. 1223 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1286 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1263 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2240 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2255 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 352 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2243 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2215 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H.R. 249 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H. Con. Res. 30 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-05-07	H.R. 881 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-05-07	H.R. 1503 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	End debate now	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 36 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 530 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 88 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 78 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 89 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 87 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H.J. Res. 60 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 859 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1442 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1402 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-28	S. 146 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-28	H.R. 973 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-10	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1228 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 18 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 1039 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 586 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H.R. 1491 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H. Res. 282 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed

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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