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Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative, Texas District 20

Party
D
State
Texas
Age
Serving since
2013

Rhetoric score

Republicans

6.1

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Democrats

No score

Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

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2026-05-13 · Written statement · congress.gov

Extensions of Remarks statement

7.0

… of our domestic shrimp industry deserve meaningful attention from Congress. Regrettably, the Save Our Shrimpers Act does nothing to lower the cost of fuel or provide practical support to American producers. Instead, the bill offers a false promise to shrimpers in the United States by focusing o…

The speaker criticizes a specific bill, H.R.

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2026-04-03 · News quote · sacurrent

Congressman Castro slams Trump’s ‘illegal war’ as U.S. searches for crew of plane downed by Iran

5.0

The president started this war under false pretenses and without congressional authorization,

Joaquin Castro criticizes the president (not named, but implicitly the sitting president, presumably from the opposing party) for starting a war without congressional authorization and under false pretenses.

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2026-04-03 · News quote · sacurrent

Congressman Castro slams Trump’s ‘illegal war’ as U.S. searches for crew of plane downed by Iran

6.7

He claimed that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. It didn’t. They did not have a weapon that could strike the United States, and there was no indicati…

The speaker criticizes an unnamed 'he' (contextually an opposing-party official) for a specific factual claim about Iran's threat level, disputing it with concrete reasoning about capability and intent.

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Where they sit

Coalition

Progressive

Confirmed current member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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05100510Jared F. GoldenJoaquin CastroCJCory MillsJohnny OlszewskiVeronica EscobarTerri A. SewellTim BurchettTroy E. NehlsJake AuchinclossJulie FedorchakJulie JohnsonSeth MoultonGlenn IveyKevin HernSam T. LiccardoJahana HayesBrian JackDeborah K. RossThomas P. TiffanyMike LevinJohn JamesBradley Scott SchneiderJames E. ClyburnRobert GarciaDonald S. BeyerTed LieuSuzanne BonamiciAmi BeraRitchie TorresMark PocanElijah CraneAndré CarsonAndrea SalinasAngie CraigSean CastenJared MoskowitzByron DonaldsYoung KimKevin KileyPaul A. GosarSarah ElfrethDebbie Wasserman SchultzRalph NormanBen ClineSydney Kamlager-DoveZoe LofgrenBecca BalintSylvia R. GarciaJason CrowAlexandria Ocasio-CortezRick LarsenSteve ScaliseMary E. MillerJim JordanLauren UnderwoodTom EmmerAnna Paulina LunaScott PerryKeith SelfClay FullerMorgan LuttrellRandy FineAshley HinsonRobert C. "Bobby" ScottH. Morgan GriffithLloyd SmuckerDave MinNorma J. TorresCraig A. GoldmanVirginia FoxxLucy McBathAndrew S. ClydeMarlin A. StutzmanEric BurlisonDarin LaHoodClay HigginsAndy BiggsBruce WestermanRobin L. KellyMichael T. McCaulMaxwell FrostEleanor Holmes NortonBrandon GillDerek SchmidtAl GreenCleo FieldsGreg CasarDebbie DingellJulia LetlowBryan SteilMarcy KapturLori TrahanPramila JayapalJames ComerKweisi MfumeDon BaconEd CaseMichael R. TurnerAustin ScottSteve CohenLaura FriedmanJamie RaskinAyanna PressleyShri ThanedarRaul RuizWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

187

Cosponsored

1,691

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026