Veronica Escobar

U.S. Representative, TX-16

Democratic Texas since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, TX-16 current Texas	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TX-16 Texas	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TX-16 Texas	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TX-16 Texas	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TX-16 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District TX-16 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District TX-16 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.474, social dim. -0.277. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-84	Mar 31, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll84 US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 DETERRENT Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-83	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll83 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-82	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll82 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-81	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll81 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-80	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll80 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-79	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll79 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-78	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll78 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 24 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-77	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll77 US-GOV-PD
HRES 242 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-76	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll76 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-75	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll75 US-GOV-PD
HR 1534 IMPACT Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-74	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll74 US-GOV-PD
HR 1326 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-73	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll73 US-GOV-PD
HR 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-72	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll72 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 25 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-71	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll71 US-GOV-PD
HR 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-70	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll70 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-69	Mar 11, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll69 US-GOV-PD
HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-68	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll68 US-GOV-PD
HRES 211 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-67	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll67 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-66	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll66 US-GOV-PD
HR 993 Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-65	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll65 US-GOV-PD
HR 901 Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-64	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll64 US-GOV-PD
HR 495 Subterranean Border Defense Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-63	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll63 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-62	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll62 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Motion to Table	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-60	Mar 5, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll60 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-61	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll61 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$1,343,214	$1,474,083	$115,845	$0	$10,665	—	$1,332,549

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Feb 1, 2023–Dec 9, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:18 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,702,490	$0	$1,702,490

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$5,000	BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 8, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Feb 23, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 27, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 14, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 28, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Feb 22, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Apr 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Apr 4, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Apr 4, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 17, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 20, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ACTBLUE	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC	VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 8, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.