Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Joaquin Castro
- Office
- U.S. representative for Texas’s 20th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- San Antonio, TX
- Born
- 1974
- In Congress
- House since 2013 · 13 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- CASTRO, JOAQUIN
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 20
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2TX35011 · Principal campaign committee: CASTRO FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 20 | $586,091.81 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 20 | $689,806.69 | Won the general election (100%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 20 | $682,068.98 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 20 | $705,568.45 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$586,091.81
Total spent$579,280.79
Cash on hand$145,468.54
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$421,588.8172%
- PACs and other committees$164,500.0028%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3.000%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$57,752.9315%
- Contributions over $200$325,286.2085%
- Itemized from inside Texas$269,827.2080%
- Itemized from other states$66,849.0020%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $16,199.00 · Virginia $12,200.00 · District of Columbia $10,000.00 · Maryland $5,500.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea270
Voted nay382
Voted present1
Did not vote21 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored25
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored262
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10642 Stop the Settlements Act
Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be … - H.Res. 1573 Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 as "Latin Music Appreciation Month".
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.Res. 1559 Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 9698 Advanced Coursework Equity Act
Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 7675 Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Latest action Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3. - H.Res. 1012 Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Latest action Jan 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 7059 No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Latest action Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, … - H.R. 6910 United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act
Introduced Dec 19, 2025 · Latest action Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.Res. 969 Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Introduced Dec 19, 2025 · Latest action Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 6736 ARMAS Act of 2025
Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Latest action Dec 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- East Asia and Pacific
- Western Hemisphere Ranking Member
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency and Cyber
- Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
48 committees reported giving $153,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PACConnected PAC$7,500.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE GUIDEHOUSE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEHOUSE PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$2,500.00
- US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- THE CONTINUUM FUND, ZACHRY HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
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- AAR CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ERICSSON PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOLVENTUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE, INC. TEXAS HOME CARE & HOSPICE PAC- FEDERALConnected PAC$500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- FIRST FIVE ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FIRST FIVE ACTION PAC)PAC$500.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 20, 2026 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Castro (D) | $586,091.81 | $145,468.54 | 2026-09-30 |
| Edgardo Rafael Baez (R) | $66,652.14 | $6,119.95 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CASTRO FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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