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U.S. House, District 20: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 20

NationalRepublican

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JOAQUIN CASTRO

JOAQUIN CASTRO

U.S. House · Texas District 20

NationalDemocrat

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZCandidateJOAQUIN CASTROCurrent rep

Job fit

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

Other work

  • I am a former combat medic, airborne paratrooper, Drill Sergeant in the Army and an Intensive Care Unit Nurse. 1
  • Over the last 20 years, I have worked as an attorney in San Antonio. 1

JOAQUIN CASTRO

Offices held

  • He served five terms as state representative for District 125. 2

Education

  • Harvard Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2000. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

  • Health care costs
    Says he would fix the ACA 'without massive subsidies' and favors open markets where Americans pick health plans, 'just as we had prior to the implementation of the ACA.' 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Wants to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP by 2030 'through spending cuts' and rejects fiscal-expansion measures like $2,000 tariff rebate checks. 1
  • Guns
    Says 'current leadership is threatening our rights, particularly those related to our 2nd Amendment rights. We must fight!' 3

No public stance found on: Climate & energy

More on their website →

JOAQUIN CASTRO

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

JOAQUIN CASTRO

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$5Klarge donors$12Kpolitical allies(same party)$500$18K raised
$4,5305Small individual donors
$11,5215Large individual donors

JOAQUIN CASTRO

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorslabor unionscompaniesmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$40Klarge donors$333Klabor unions$47Kcompanies$35Kmembershiporganizations$19KOther kinds ofdonors$38K$564K raised
$40,3476Small individual donors
$333,4266Large individual donors

Checks

EDGARDO RAFAEL BAEZ

No voting record to check yet

JOAQUIN CASTRO

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Edgardo Baez | 2026 candidate for Texas' 20th Congressional District - San Antonio Report · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience, Top issues
  2. Biography | Meet Joaquin | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. drbaezforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money