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U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2013

Joaquin Castro

Texas District 20

Rank 128 of 537 in Congress and 68 of 262 Democrats. All three measures are on file.

72.9of 100B

What goes into the score

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

35% of the index
$30K
  • $30K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs
  • TrackAIPAC notes: Encouraged to improve Israel-Palestine record
Part score62.6
Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

35% of the index
28%
  • $165K from PACs and other committees of $586K raised
  • $422K from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
Part score59.9
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

30% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Part score100.0
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Scorecards beside the index

shown for context, never blended in
America First FoundationF111 of 301 actions aligned with its positions on immigration, trade and foreign policyRead the scorecard
League of Conservation Voters100%2025 environmental score, lifetime 96%Read the scorecard
Heritage Action0%119th Congress score, lifetime 7%Read the scorecard

The rest of the Texas delegation

38 members
DJasmine CrockettTX-3099.0ADGreg CasarTX-3588.9ADChristian D. MenefeeTX-1886.4ADAl GreenTX-0984.8BRRonny JacksonTX-1379.8BRWesley HuntTX-3877.4BRMichael CloudTX-2775.8BRBrandon GillTX-2675.4BRMorgan LuttrellTX-0874.0BRMonica De La CruzTX-1573.0BRJake EllzeyTX-0672.5BRKeith SelfTX-0370.8CRChip RoyTX-2170.6CRJodey C. ArringtonTX-1967.0CRJohn R. CarterTX-3166.8CRLance GoodenTX-0565.4CRAugust PflugerTX-1165.4CRJohn CornynTX Senate64.8CRTroy E. NehlsTX-2264.3CDVeronica EscobarTX-1663.4CRNathaniel MoranTX-0163.1CRTed CruzTX Senate62.5CRCraig A. GoldmanTX-1261.9CRRoger WilliamsTX-2561.3CRPat FallonTX-0461.0CRBeth Van DuyneTX-2460.6CDVicente GonzalezTX-3460.3CRDan CrenshawTX-0258.2CRRandy K. Weber, Sr.TX-1458.1CDLloyd DoggettTX-3756.8DDHenry CuellarTX-2855.1DRBrian BabinTX-3652.8DDJulie JohnsonTX-3251.5DDSylvia R. GarciaTX-2950.1DDLizzie FletcherTX-0749.2DRPete SessionsTX-1749.0DDMarc A. VeaseyTX-3346.9DRMichael T. McCaulTX-1040.1F

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