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.

Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @JoaquinCastrotx Facebook Instagram YouTube

External Resources

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Joaquin Castro

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20

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Joaquin's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 107 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 11(source)

His family and his beloved Bronx community are in my thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 11(source)

Former Rep. Eliot Engel was a dedicated public servant who made New York & our country a better place. I had the honor of serving with him on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Under his skilled leadership as Chair of the committee, he helped advance U.S. interests & human rights around the globe.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 9(source)

Dr. Véliz should be released immediately.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 9(source)

The Trump Admin’s mass deportation campaign is destroying lives. ICE is not going after the worst of the worst, they are targeting people like Dr. Véliz, who has been living in the U.S. for nine years, married to a U.S. citizen, and meeting the healthcare needs of a severely underserved population.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 9(source)

Last year, Dr. Ezequiel Véliz was named 2025 Resident of the Year at UT Health, Rio Grande Valley. Last week, ICE detained him in McAllen, Texas—ripping him away from his family, his life, and his patients.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 8(source)

Update: Just left Dilley. More secrecy, same cruelty under the new DHS Secretary. youtu.be/uTNZQlhNpwc?...

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 7(source)

Update: Just inspected San Benito facility that holds pregnant teenage girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFTr...

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 7(source)

The President is threatening genocide and possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran. It’s clear the President has continued to decline and is not fit to lead. The members of his Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment immediately.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 7(source)

The President must immediately make it clear that the use of nuclear weapons in Iran is off the table.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 7(source)

The President’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization suggests he’s either considering using a nuclear weapon or wants Iran to believe he would. Israel and Iran have already struck close to one another’s nuclear facilities.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 6(source)

Update on the San Antonio ICE Raid from November + Visiting San Benito facility for pregnant teenage girls on Tuesday + Returning to Dilley on Wednesday. youtu.be/wKxdIcs6lUU

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialApr 6(source)

SAVE THE DAY: My office is hosting a Passport Fair on Saturday, April 18th from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Leon Valley Conference Center. To reserve your spot, please call my district office at (210) 348-8216.

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

A vote to fund this illegal war is a vote for this illegal war. I will vote no.

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

Rather than immediately ending this war, which he never should have started, by negotiating a ceasefire and a diplomatic agreement to re-open the Straits of Hormuz, the President is asking Americans to pay for it by cutting services they rely on like Medicaid and Medicare.

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

Even countries like Israel, which are actually directly threatened by Iran, are not willing to send ground troops into Iran. The United States should not either.

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

I am most alarmed by the President's consideration of a significant ground invasion that will only cost more American lives and commit another generation of Americans to a regime change war in the Middle East.

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

I am alarmed by rising American casualties, the destruction of critical military equipment, the rapidly depleting stocks of munitions, and the attacks on civilian targets in Iran.

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

Iran has been able to effectively close the Straits of Hormuz, where 20 percent of the world's oil and significant amounts of fertilizer and other critical products flow through. Americans everywhere are facing higher gas prices and grocery bills.

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

Over the last month, President Trump's disastrous Iran War has turned into one of the biggest national security blunders in the last generation.

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

The president started this war under false pretenses and without congressional authorization. He claimed that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. It didn't. They did not have a weapon that could strike the United States and there was no indication that they were going to target us.

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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(107)

H.R. 9432 (119th)
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an …
Joined: 2026-06-24
H.R. 9401 (119th)
To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services…
Joined: 2026-06-23
H.R. 9374 (119th)
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain an online detainee loc…
Joined: 2026-06-18
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

Leadership

No leadership roles

Committees

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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
2026-05-14	H.R. 8365 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-05-14	H.R. 5625 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-14	H. Con. Res. 75 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-05-14	H.R. 6260 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-14	H.R. 6260 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1259 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1251 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Con. Res. 96 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H.R. 1346 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H.R. 1346 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	NO	✕	Failed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1252 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1274 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1274 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1275 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-13	H. Res. 1275 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-05-12	H.R. 2853 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-05-12	H.R. 2071 (119th)	Fast-track passage	PRESENT	YES	—	Passed
2026-04-30	S. 4465 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Failed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-04-30	H.R. 7567 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-30	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-29	S. 1318 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-29	H. Res. 1224 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-29	H. Res. 1224 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-27	H.R. 227 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-27	H.R. 7959 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-23	H.R. 5587 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-22	H.R. 6387 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-22	H.R. 6387 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-22	H.R. 4690 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-22	H.R. 4690 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-22	H. Res. 1182 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-22	H. Res. 1189 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-22	H. Res. 1189 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-21	S. 1020 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-21	H.R. 2493 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-21	H.R. 5201 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-20	H.R. 5200 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-20	H.R. 1681 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-17	H. Res. 1175 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-17	H. Res. 1175 (119th)	Approve amendment	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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