U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOAQUÍN CASTRO

D-TEXAS DISTRICT 20

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RACE SUMMARY:   VOTING RECORD: Project Vote Smart [2], GovTrack [3]

 

BIOGRAPHY	POLITICAL CAREER
PARTY: Democrat BORN: 9/16/1974 EDUCATION: Stanford University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) OCCUPATION: Attorney/Professor FAMILY: Married, 2 Children RELIGION: Catholic	CAREER: 2013-present: U.S. Representative from Texas' 20th Congressional District 2000-present: Practicing lawyer 2002-2012: Texas House of Representatives COMMITTEES: Committee on Education and Labor Committee on Foreign Affairs ELECTED: 2012

 

ISRAEL

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• Defends U.S. support of Israel
• Supports a two-state solution
• Signed a letter urging Trump to commit to a two-state solution

 

CHOICE

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• Considers himself pro-choice
• Voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act
• Voted against No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
• 100% rating from NARAL 

In His Own Words

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"Women's rights are human rights too. No woman should ever face imprisonment because of a miscarriage or a stillbirth."¹

1) The Hill [4]

 

Interesting Facts

Joaquín has an identical twin brother named Júlian who served as HUD Secretary under President Obama.