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Their Record

Joaquin Castro

DemocratIn office

Texas · District 20 · House 2013–present

20137 House terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 108 votes · 86.6/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 73 votes · 87.2/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 1 vote
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 18 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 80 votes · 96.2/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 60 votes · 53.9/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 59 votes · 97.1/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 85 votes · 55.4/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 25 votes · 83.7/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 3 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 8 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 117 votes · 59.7/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 169 votes · 82.6/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 27 votes · 50.5/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 52 votes · 58.1/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 250 votes · 49.8/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

68 committees, $230,167 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.

CommitteeCycleAmount
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2024$10,000
BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC2024$10,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE2024$10,000
MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI CANDIDATE COMMITTEE2024$10,000
ACTBLUE2024$8,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE2024$8,167
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES ACEC PAC2024$8,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)2024$7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)2024$7,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC2024$7,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC2024$6,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)2024$6,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF TH...2024$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION L...2024$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE2024$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC2024$5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$5,000
GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
DEMAND JUSTICE PAC2024$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC2024$5,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND2024$5,000
AKERMAN LLP PAC2024$5,000
THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION2024$4,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$4,000

Industry rollups are not shown

This would be powered by OpenSecrets, which this project does not use. It moved behind a paid subscription, and no free source codes contributors by industry. Rather than guess an industry from a committee name, the filings are shown exactly as the FEC records them. It would otherwise show these committees grouped into industries and sectors.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Central Intelligence Agency
  • East Asia and Pacific
  • National Security Agency and Cyber
  • Oversight and InvestigationsRanking Member
  • Western HemisphereRanking Member

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2013–2015HouseTX-20Democrat113–114
2015–2017HouseTX-20Democrat114–115
2017–2019HouseTX-20Democrat115–116
2019–2021HouseTX-20Democrat116–117
2021–2023HouseTX-20Democrat117–118
2023–2025HouseTX-20Democrat118–119
2025–presentHouseTX-20Democrat119–120