Castro, Joaquin

Castro, Joaquin is a Democratic Representative representing Texas, District 20. They serve on 2 committees, including House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

They have raised $106K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $32K. Organizations spend $332.9 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are trade and foreign relations. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They miss a notable number of votes, participating in 84% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 39 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $10 spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a lower-than-average financial footprint compared to other House members. The biggest factors are stock trading disclosures and campaign contributions.