U.S. House · TX-20Bioguide ID C001091
Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative for Texas’s 20th district
Democrat
In Congress since2013
Term endsJan 3, 2027
119th Congress, two-year term
On the record
- Yes
- 270
- No
- 381
- Present
- 2
- Did not vote
- 21
Missed 3.1% of roll calls. Chamber median 1.9%.
The full voting record50%Chamber median 98%100%
Counts roll calls where most Democrats and most Republicans voted differently, leaving out procedural votes.
How we count- Introduced
- 25
- Passed committee
- 3
- Passed a chamber
- 1
- Became law
- 0
- Individuals
- $424K
- PACs
- $168K
- Party
- $0
- Other
- $3
From FEC filings, Voteview roll calls and Congress.gov.
Democrat. In Congress since 2013, 7 terms in total.
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Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
From FEC filings for Castro’s campaign committees, covering activity through October 14, 2026. Last updated in PolitiDex Nov 3, 2026.
- Raised
- $592K
- Spent
- $602K
- Cash on hand
- $129K
Where it came from
| Individuals | $424K | 72% |
|---|---|---|
| PACs | $168K | 28% |
| Other, including the candidate and transfers | $3 | under 1% |
What “Other” is made of
| Refunds and rebatesMoney returned on the campaign's own spending, such as refunded deposits. | $3 |
|---|
PACs that gave
Every political action committee that contributed to Castro’s campaign committees this cycle, from FEC itemized receipts. The kind of group comes from the FEC’s record of each PAC.
47 PACs gave $141K. The FEC has itemized contributions through June 30, 2026 so far: $141K of the $168K in PAC money reported. Newer reports are itemized a few weeks after they are filed.
By kind of group
- Labor union
- $43K
- 30%
- Corporate
- $38K
- 27%
- Ideological or issue group
- $24K
- 17%
- Membership group
- $19K
- 13%
- Trade association
- $14K
- 10%
- Cooperative
- $5K
- 4%
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)Trade association, the PAC of a registered lobbying organization. 4 contributions, latest Aug 27, 2025.$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)
Bundled by lobbyists
Contributions that registered lobbyists, lobbying firms and their PACs collected from others and passed to Castro’s committees, as reported on FEC Form 3L. Committees report a bundler only above a threshold ($24,000 in 2026), so most members have none.
No bundled contributions reported for this cycle
None of Joaquin Castro’s committees filed a Form 3L with bundled contributions in the 2025–26 cycle.