Joaquin Castro
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 27% from PACs and 73% from individuals.
73% individuals27% PACs0% other
$515K
raised
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Texas · U.S. House · District 20 · 2026
Texas District 20 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 20 House race
Joaquin Castro has raised more than 11 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Texas District 20 House race, 2026 report raising $563,312 between them. Joaquin Castro reports $514,776 and Edgardo Baez reports $48,536, a gap of $466,240. Of what Joaquin Castro reports, 73% came from individuals and 27% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
EB
Edgardo Baez
RR · challenger
33% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 66% from other sources.
33% individuals1% PACs66% other
$49K
raised
AT
Anthony Tristan
II · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Labor / Unions$32K
Law & Lobbying$15K
Retail & Consumer$14K
Agriculture$5K
Health & Pharma$5K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Small donors & unclassified$5K
Transportation$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$8K
- PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PAC · pac$8K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
- BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC · pac$5K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$5K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
25%69%
25% PACs69% individuals6% other
The incumbent's record
Joaquin Castro is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
−$342K
−$499K+. down $475K since 2011.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$32K
Law & Lobbying$15K
Retail & Consumer$14K
Agriculture$5K
Health & Pharma$5K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Joaquin Castro D · incumbent | vs | EB Edgardo Baez R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $515K | Raised | $49K |
| $154K | Cash on hand | $21K |
| 27% | From PACs | 1% |
| 73% | From individuals | 33% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |