United States
U.S. Representative, District 20
Joaquin Castro
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Joaquin Castro
- Current role
- U.S. Representative, Texas' 20th Congressional District (since 2013; elected 2012)
- Background
- Graduated with honors from Stanford University;
- Law degree from Harvard
- Attorney; joined a private law practice in San Antonio before entering the Legislature
- Experience
- Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (116th Congress)
- Former Texas House member, District 125 (five terms)
- Former vice chairman, Texas House Higher Education Committee
- Top priorities
- Immigration enforcement: "Bexar County residents deserve leadership that protects them from an abusive and rogue agency"
- Health care: "I will continue to fight for the healthcare that Texans and people across the country need and deserve"
- Guns: "we need universal background checks and a ban on assault rifles to save lives"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Immigration: "Our community has become collateral damage in Trump's mass deportation machine."
- Guns: "We need universal background checks and a ban on assault rifles to save lives"
- Health care: "Affordable Care Act tax credits helped 3 million Texans afford healthcare" and "I will continue to fight for the healthcare that Texans and people across the country need and deserve."
Claims and the record- In August 2019 his House campaign account tweeted the names and employers of 44 San Antonio donors to President Trump. The Trump campaign said he was "inviting harassment of these private citizens." Castro stood by the tweet, saying the contributions "are fueling a campaign of hate"; No official action against him was found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Campaign website
- Not found
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