Promise Tracker › Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, Texas 20th district · Democrat
Joaquin Castro
35 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for27039.9%
- Voted against38156.4%
- Did not vote213.1%
Turned up for 96.3% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Castro voted 96 times out of every 100 they could. That is less than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Gerald E. Connolly more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with James C. Moylan. They agreed 67 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 2 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2013
- Terms served
- 7 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- September 16, 1974
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
War powers lead Castro's indexed remarks, with three on the removal of United States forces and two more directing the President. Everything else appears once, taking in a cancer diagnosis and public health week.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Removal of the Use of United States Forces for…3
- Directing the President, Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the…2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
35 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Joaquin Castro’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-08-20CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF DR. MICHELLE ATCHISON, PH.D.“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable career of Dr. Michelle Atchison, Ph.D., as she retires from the University of Texas at San Antonio as the Director of Federal Relations and the Senior National Security Strategist.”
- 2026-07-15NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027“Madam Chair, Israel does not need and, quite honestly, does not deserve more American money for weapons. Prime Minister Netanyahu has taken Israel down an ugly path. The tragedy of October 7 has become a justification for the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.”
- 2026-05-19CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MS. SERAFINA DE LOS SANTOS“Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate the career of a faithful servant to our Nation, Ms. Serafina L. De Los Santos, as she retires from the United States Air Force as the Executive Director to the Commander of the 502nd Force Support Group at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA).”
- 2026-05-13SAVE OUR SHRIMPERS ACT“Mr. Speaker, I want to share a statement on H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act. Shrimpers in Texas and across the United States are facing real, serious challenges including rising fuel costs, aging equipment, and a workforce shortage as fewer young people enter the trade.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Joaquin Castro voted on 463 and was with the Democrat majority on 462 of them.
463 party line votes cast
- With their party46299.8%
- Against their party10.2%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 11-Mar-2025H R 1156Voted Yea · On Passage
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Gerald E. ConnollyDemocrat · VA · agreed on 100.0% of 95 shared votes
- Pablo José HernándezDemocrat · PR · agreed on 100.0% of 79 shared votes
- Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat · TX · agreed on 99.6% of 247 shared votes
- Jared HuffmanDemocrat · CA · agreed on 99.2% of 634 shared votes
- Sara JacobsDemocrat · CA · agreed on 99.1% of 650 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 67.1% of 73 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 60.6% of 66 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 43.4% of 645 shared votes
- James GallagherRepublican · CA · agreed on 36.7% of 90 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 34.7% of 639 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Joaquin Castro as speaking in 37 items of business across 31 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- August 20, 2026CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF DR. MICHELLE ATCHISON, PH.D.; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 134
- July 15, 2026NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027; Congressional Record Vo
- May 19, 2026CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MS. SERAFINA DE LOS SANTOS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 85
- May 13, 2026SAVE OUR SHRIMPERS ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 81
- April 27, 2026HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. ROY RAMIRO BARRERA, SR.; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 73
- April 27, 2026CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MANUEL P. BERRIOZABAL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 73
- April 27, 2026HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MS. SAN JUANITA "JANE" GONZALEZ; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 73
- April 21, 2026HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. MANUEL "MANNY" P. BERRIOZABAL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 70
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Joaquin Castro. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted against (Nay) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Texas Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
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The other Texas representatives in this Congress: Jodey C. Arrington and Chip Roy.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.