Official portrait of Veronica Escobar
U.S. House

Veronica Escobar

U.S. Representative for Texas’s 16th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2019
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in TX-16

Candidates registered with the FEC for TX-16 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Veronica EscobarIncumbentDemocrat$859K$270K
Hector Miguel Cabildo Jr.Republican$11K$5,283
Deliris Montanez Berrios (dmb)Republican$7,317$821
Manuel BarrazaRepublican$4,000$268

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 Appropriations
    • Homeland Security
    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on the Budget
Contact
Washington office
2448 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4316

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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 Escobar: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack