Joaquin Castro
DemocratU.S. Representative, TX-20| Age | 51 (b. 1974-09-16) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Hispanic/Latino (Mexican American) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in Political Science/Communications, Stanford University (1996); J.D., Harvard Law School (2000) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (practiced law in San Antonio; previously at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, later co-founded a private law practice) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | San Antonio, Texas |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | Married — Anna Flores |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
| Notable relatives | Julian Castro (identical twin brother), former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; Rosie Castro (mother), Chicana civil rights activist |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Texas House of Representatives, District 125 (2003-2013) |
| Committees | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Committee on Foreign Affairs (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Hispanic Caucus · Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional Taiwan Caucus |
| Leadership | President of the Democratic freshman class, 113th Congress (2013) · Chief Deputy Whip (114th Congress) · Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (116th Congress, 2019-2021) · Impeachment manager, second impeachment trial of Donald Trump (2021) |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition; reliable Democratic voting record. Voteview maintains his DW-NOMINATE liberal-conservative score. |
| Signature legislation | H.J.Res. 46 (2019) - resolution to terminate President Trump's national emergency declaration used to fund a border wall |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: American Federation of State/County/Municipal Employees (AFSCME) ($10,000 (2023-2024 cycle))
Top industries: Lawyers/Law Firms
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.