Joaquin Castro

How to contact Joaquin Castro

Official website (its contact page takes messages from constituents)

Washington office: 2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4320 · 202-225-3236

District offices:

• 727 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd, B-128, San Antonio, TX 78206 · 210-348-8216

Official accounts: X · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube

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Where Joaquin Castro falls, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 96th from the left of 431

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 17th of 431 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 119th of 430 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 25 bills and resolutions; 1 passed a chamber; 0 became law. Most often about international affairs, education and crime and law enforcement. 224th of 433 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Most recent

• Stop the Settlements Act October 1, 2026
• Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 a September 24, 2026
• Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". September 17, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  Central Intelligence Agency · National Security Agency and Cyber · Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  East Asia and Pacific · Western Hemisphere (Ranking Member)

Service

• In the House since 2013
• Current term ends January 3, 2027
• Born 1974

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to Joaquin Castro

The political action committees that gave to Joaquin Castro's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. Midwest Region Laborers' Political League (FEC) · $20,000
2. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E · $20,000
3. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $16,000
4. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers · $15,000
5. National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee · $15,000
6. American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) · $15,000
7. Border Health Federal PAC (FEC) · $15,000
8. Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) (FEC) · $11,000
9. Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners · $10,000
10. American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee · $10,000

Largest bundlers

1. Border Health Federal PAC (FEC) · $15,100
2. JStreetPAC · $750

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to Joaquin Castro?

Joaquin Castro's campaign raised $1.3 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $368,917 (29%) came directly from 89 PACs; the largest were Midwest Region Laborers' Political League ($20,000), AFSCME ($20,000) and the National Association of Realtors ($16,000). Groups also forwarded $15,850 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from Border Health Federal PAC ($15,100) and J Street ($750). From FEC filings.

How do I contact Joaquin Castro?

Call the Washington office at 202-225-3236 or the district office (San Antonio 210-348-8216), or write through the official website, https://castro.house.gov.

Is Joaquin Castro liberal or conservative?

By voting record, Joaquin Castro is moderately left: a DW-NOMINATE score of -0.40 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 96th from the left of 431 representatives.

How often does Joaquin Castro vote with their party, and miss votes?

Joaquin Castro voted with their party on 99.8% of 464 party-line votes and missed 3.1% of 674 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has Joaquin Castro passed?

Joaquin Castro sponsored 25 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 0 became law (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has Joaquin Castro received?

$368,917 directly from 89 PACs since January 2023, plus $15,850 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.