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  1. Joaquin Castro

    U.S. House · Texas – District 20

    Up in 2026 and 2028No AIPAC money · other pro-Israel PACs onlyLast backed in the 2018 cycle

    $1,000

    in backing from other pro-Israel PACs (none from AIPAC or UDP)

    $1,000 from other PACs

    • Voting score 91% (17 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$4,250 donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: JACPAC $1,000
    91%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $4,250given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    10%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 91% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 79% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 93% (7 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$713,167
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$96,500
    3. Weapons makers' PACs$65,000
    4. Health insurers$41,000
    5. Drug makers$16,000
    6. Oil and gas$14,000
    7. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Other pro-Israel PACs
    JACPAC $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $65,000: Northrop Grumman $20,000 · Lockheed Martin $16,000 · Boeing $15,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $8,000 · L3Harris $4,000 · BAE Systems $2,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $713,167 from 36 PACs: Midwest Region Laborers $60,000 · AFSCME $53,500 · Machinists (IAM) $50,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $49,500 · Communications Workers (CWA) $42,667 · and 31 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $96,500 from 21 PACs: USAA $22,500 · National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $12,000 · Capital Group $10,000 · UBS $10,000 · America's Credit Unions $8,500 · and 16 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $41,000 from 4 PACs: Humana $19,000 · UnitedHealth Group $16,000 · Health Care Service Corporation $5,000 · Molina Healthcare $1,000
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $16,000 from 5 PACs: Pfizer $5,000 · Amgen $4,000 · Johnson & Johnson $3,500 · AstraZeneca $2,000 · Boehringer Ingelheim $1,500
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $14,000 from 5 PACs: Valero $5,500 · Apache $2,500 · Chevron $2,500 · Pioneer Natural Resources $2,500 · Cheniere Energy $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $4,250 given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,204,583 raised · 10% small donors (under $200) · 59% large donors · 31% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Intelligence · Foreign Affairs
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: $1,000
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: none
    • 2024: none
    • 2026: none

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (TX-20), Mar 3, 2026

    Primary, Mar 3, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Joaquin Castro (this member)Democrat58,26088.2%
    Kendra Wilkerson FEC filing (Kendra Wilkerson)Democrat6,1919.4%
    John Atwood FEC filing (John Atwood)Democrat1,6332.5%

    Certified results: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com · results.texas-election.com

    November 3, 2026 (TX-20): faces Edgardo Baez (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: sos.texas.gov · en.wikipedia.org

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 89% to 91%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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209th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 53 others.

  1. JACPAC$1,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.