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Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

DDemocratTX-20 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone9
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency87
Avg: 55

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

DemocratTX-20 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.402)
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Joaquin Castro is a Democrat Representative from TX, District 20. He has served 13 years in Congress across 7 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 98% of the time.

13
Years in Office
7
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
3.6%
Missed Votesⓘ
611 total votes
11
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Joaquin Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.1% vs avg
98%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes0.0% vs avg
3.6%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-4.2 vs avg
11
Avg: 15.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30

$154,380
Cash on Handⓘ
$514,776
Total Receiptsⓘ
$499,054
Disbursementsⓘ
$373,773
Individual Donors
$141,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2013–2027House · TX-20 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

TX-20 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

784,135
Population
$61,570
Median Income
32.0
Median Age
25.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 45.5%Black 6.1%Hispanic 70.6%Asian 3.7%