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
HRES 1175 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to…	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-122	Apr 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll122 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1156 Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-121	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll121 US-GOV-PD
HR 1689 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-120	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll120 US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-119	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll119 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-113	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll113 US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 RED Tape Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-118	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll118 US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 RED Tape Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-117	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll117 US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 FENCES Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-116	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll116 US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 FENCES Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-115	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll115 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 40 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-114	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll114 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-112	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll112 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-111	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll111 US-GOV-PD
HR 7613 ALERT Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-110	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll110 US-GOV-PD
HR 1011 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-109	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll109 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-108	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll108 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-107	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll107 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On Motion to Adjourn	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-106	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll106 US-GOV-PD
HR 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-105	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll105 US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-104	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll104 US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-103	Mar 26, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll103 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1128 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-102	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll102 US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-101	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll101 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-100	Mar 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll100 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-99	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll99 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-98	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll98 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.