---
type: Person
title: "Joaquin Castro"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - TX-20 — Congressional District 20"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - TX-20"
party: "D"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "TX"
district: "Congressional District 20"
represents: "us/states/tx/districts/20"
committees:
  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs"
  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs - East Asia and Pacific"
    role: "member"
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  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Western Hemisphere"
    role: "ranking-member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/western-hemisphere"
  - name: "House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence"
  - name: "House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Central Intelligence Agency"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/central-intelligence-agency"
  - name: "House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - National Security Agency and Cyber"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/national-security-agency-and-cyber"
  - name: "House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Oversight and Investigations"
    role: "ranking-member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/oversight-and-investigations"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
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sources:
  - field: tenure
    source: "House Clerk XML 2026-06-10"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, tx]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Joaquin Castro

Current U.S. House of Representatives - TX-20 (Congressional District 20).

Represents [Congressional District 20](/us/states/tx/districts/20.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs.md)
- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs - East Asia and Pacific](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/east-asia-and-pacific.md)
- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Western Hemisphere](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/western-hemisphere.md) — **ranking-member**
- [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence](/us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence.md)
- [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Central Intelligence Agency](/us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/central-intelligence-agency.md)
- [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - National Security Agency and Cyber](/us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/national-security-agency-and-cyber.md)
- [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Oversight and Investigations](/us/bodies/house/committees/house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence/subcommittees/oversight-and-investigations.md) — **ranking-member**

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).