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Joaquin Castro

D
Federal · U.S. House · TX-20 · term ends 2027-01-03

Won Nov 3, 2026 re-election (unofficial).

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Official site @JoaquinCastrotx on X(handle: source) Roster source
100%kept rate
1 / 1kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
2in progress (not in rate)
3promises tracked
District covers 1 county (TLC district-by-county report PLANC2193)

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Promises (3) Donors Foreign-link leads (14) Positions & flips
Kept: 1In progress: 2

Protect voting rights and civil rights in federal law.

In progress
Voting rights · stated 2022 · promise source · #104
Stated
2022 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: A long-running official priority. Major voting-rights bills have not been enacted in the 118th or 119th Congresses. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — A long-running official priority. Major voting-rights bills have not been enacted in the 118th or 119th Congresses.
  • 2022 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Make the DACA program permanent in statute and create a citizenship path for Dreamers.

In progress
Immigration · stated 2022-11-16 · promise source · #102
Stated
2022-11-16 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: Castro has repeatedly pressed Congress to put DACA in statute (Texas Tribune, Nov 16, 2022). No permanent DACA statute or citizenship path has been enacted. Rated in progress, not broken: a House member cannot enact that bill alone, and the effort continues. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — Castro has repeatedly pressed Congress to put DACA in statute (Texas Tribune, Nov 16, 2022). No permanent DACA statute or citizenship path has been enacted. Rated in progress, not broken: a House member cannot enact that bill alone, and the effort continues.
  • 2022-11-16 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Oppose cuts to Medicaid and other health coverage used by working families.

Kept
Health care · stated 2025 · promise source · #103
Stated
2025 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Linked bills: H.R. 1 (119th Congress) [promise opposes]
Why Kept: Protecting health coverage is a stated official priority. Castro voted No on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190), which cut Medicaid. Rated on the commitment to oppose those cuts; the bill still became law. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Protecting health coverage is a stated official priority. Castro voted No on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190), which cut Medicaid. Rated on the commitment to oppose those cuts; the bill still became law.
  • 2025 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.