Official portrait of Joaquin Castro
U.S. House

Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative for Texas’s 20th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2013
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in TX-20

Candidates registered with the FEC for TX-20 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Joaquin CastroIncumbentDemocrat$515K$154K
Edgardo Rafael BaezRepublican$49K$21K

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    • East Asia and Pacific
    • Western HemisphereRanking Member
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    • Central Intelligence Agency
    • National Security Agency and Cyber
    • Oversight and InvestigationsRanking Member
Contact
Washington office
2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4320

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Castro: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack