| Full Name: | Joaquin Castro |
|---|---|
| Office: | U.S. House (TX) - District 20, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Single |
| Birth Date: | 09/16/1974 |
| Birth Place: | San Antonio, TX |
| Home City: | San Antonio, TX |
| Religion: | Catholic |
Summary
Representative Joaquin Castro
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 4 - Congressional Redistricting
Legislation (Nay)
June 15, 2011 - Specifies that this act shall take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two thirds of all the members elected to each house ...
SB 14 - Voter Identification Requirements
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
May 16, 2011 - Requires voters to provide one of the following forms of photo identification in order to vote (Sec. 14): Driver's license; Personal identification card; ...
Recent Public Statements
Congressman Henry Cuellar Releases Statement on FY2014 Defense Appropriations Bill
June 13, 2013 - Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo) released the following statement on an amendment he successfully added to the 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill requesting a comprehensive plan to ...
Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
June 12, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. CASTRO of Texas. I thank my friend, Mr. McGovern, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the U.S. ...
Castro Statement on King Immigration Amendment
More Public Statements
June 6, 2013 - Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro [TX-20] released this statement following the passage of an amendment to Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act [H.R. 2217] offered by ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $1,494,022.55 |
| Total Spent | $1,346,968.05 |
| Cash On Hand | $147,054.23 |
| Debt | $35,000.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Joaquin Castro refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View Joaquin Castro's Texas State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness TestContact Information
Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://castro.house.gov/contact/email-me
Washington, D.C. Website
https://castro.house.gov
Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx
Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Congressman-Joaquin-Castro/326420614138023?fref=ts
Washington, D.C.
212 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3236
District
4715 Fredericksburg Road
Suite 512
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-348-8216
Fax: 210-979-0737
