Joaquin Castro

• J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

  2000
• B.A. in Political Science and Communications, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

  1996

• U.S. Representative

  2013–Present

  Represented Texas's 20th congressional district for 7 terms.

• State Representative, Texas House of Representatives (District 125)

  2003–2013

  Represented the 125th district and served as vice chair of the Higher Education Committee and member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, among other assignments.

• Attorney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

  Worked as a lawyer at the firm after graduating from Harvard Law School.

• Co-founder, Private Law Firm

  2005–

  Left Akin Gump in 2005 to start a law firm with his twin brother Julián Castro.

Key legislative actions from Joaquin Castro's record in Congress.

• Veterans' Education Benefits

  Co-sponsored the Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act to restore GI Bill benefits to veterans affected by school closures.

• COVID-19 Relief for Minorities

  Helped secure funding for COVID-19 testing and resources in underserved Latino and minority communities in Texas.

• U.S.-Mexico Binational Affairs

  Founded and chairs the Congressional U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group to strengthen bilateral cooperation on trade and security.

• San Antonio Infrastructure Funding

  Secured federal funding for transportation and infrastructure improvements in the San Antonio region, including VIA Metropolitan Transit projects.

• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs