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Joaquín Castro

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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


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

 

CHOICE


 

  • 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


"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.

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[2] https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49227/joaquin-castro
[3] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joaquin_castro/412576
[4] http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/383538-the-foreign-policy-case-for-decriminalizing-abortion-in-el
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