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Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar

Democratic · TX U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019

  • Representative TX-16 2019–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, based in El Paso, since 2019
  • role Served as El Paso county judge from 2011 to 2017
  • role Served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011
  • background Born September 15, 1969

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House TX-16 · 2026 General Election

  • $858,766 raised
  • $704,156 spent
  • $270,455 cash on hand
$858.77K
$858.74K
$492.37K
Itemized (≥ $200)$471.60K
Unitemized (< $200)$20.77K
Other committees (PACs)$366.37K
Offsets to expenditures$30.00
$704.16K
Operating expenditures$566.50K
Contribution refunds$9.25K
Other disbursements$128.41K
Cash on hand$270.46K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 23, 2026

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Veronica Escobar campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$1,445,479$1,208,480$237,000
2020$1,137,105$1,089,250$284,855
2022$1,295,135$1,333,278$246,713
2024$1,343,214$1,474,083$115,845
2026$858,766$704,156$270,455

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $61,697 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 98.5%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 19
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 294 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 19 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 99%
    Party-unity voting →

    votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 434 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 1%
    Cross-party voting →

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 4
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Veronica Escobar. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

98.5%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0% · −1.5 pts below median

Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (4)

Industry PAC support

Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles

Total disclosed PAC money: $1,631,304. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • ACTBLUE $36,500
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $30,000 · Defense
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $27,000
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $25,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $25,000
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND INC PAC $24,029
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA $22,500
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $22,500
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $13,980
  • INVARIANT $10,100
  • HUNT COMPANIES INC. $9,900
  • TRI-STATE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE $9,100
  • WESTSTAR BANK $8,850
  • WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE $8,100
  • THE RABEN GROUP $7,850
  • AHCV $7,600
  • WINDSTAR LPG $6,600
  • JOBE MATERIALS $6,600

Issue positions (15)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Escobar, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Escobar most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Escobar connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9904Deputy Darren Almendarez ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9848Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9739Mount Cristo Rey Protection ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9728Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9738Streamlining Military Infrastructure ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9752Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HRES 1391Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9404VA Home Loan Navigator ActsponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9403JROTC POWER ActsponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HRES 1380Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HRES 1366Commending Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of its first direct presidential election in 1996, and expressing support for Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9270Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1327Supporting the designation of May 2026 as "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month".sponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9018Fostering TRUST Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8802January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8744TREE ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8582Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance ActcosponsoredApr 28, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

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