Representative · Texas's 16th district

Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar is a Democratic representative for Texas's 16th district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 466 of 469 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2019
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	1.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 439	99%466 of 469 · rank 74 of 439	220 became law	17%58 of 333
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	3.8%47 of 1,222 · rank 132 of 442	99%808 of 814 · rank 61 of 442	160 became law	14%49 of 341
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.9%9 of 997 · rank 238 of 443	100%567 of 569 · rank 65 of 443	220 became law	4%16 of 400

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.47+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActYea
Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127· Against party
H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment· Passed 281–140· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 121–299· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Texas's 16th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $3.6B
Per resident: $4,856
Rank in Texas: 8 of 38
Contract actions: 7,901; New awards: 5,521

By fiscal year

652.9MFY2017
889MFY2018
769.6MFY2019
1BFY2020
1.6BFY2021
2.3BFY2022
1.3BFY2023
797.6MFY2024
664.7MFY2025
3.6BFY2026

Top buyers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection$2.1B58%
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$1.2B34%
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Army$84.9M2.4%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$59.1M1.6%
Department of Defense
Forest Service$40.4M1.1%
Department of Agriculture
Department of Veterans Affairs$19.8M0.6%
Office of Procurement Operations$11.2M0.3%
Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$11M0.3%
Department of Labor

Top recipients

BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED$1.6B44%
1 award
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.$638.2M18%
1 award
ACQUISITION LOGISTICS LLC$580.8M16%
1 award
AMI METALS, INC$465.4M13%
1 award
MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC$39M1.1%
96 awards
READYONE INDUSTRIES INC$28.9M0.8%
21 awards
VINCORION LLC$22.2M0.6%
11 awards
PARAGON SYSTEMS INC$11.2M0.3%
10 awards
PRAIRIE BAND CONSTRUCTION, INC.$11M0.3%
1 award
ALEUT-ODLE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT JV 2, LLC$11M0.3%
1 award

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $858.8K; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $270.5K
From committees: $423.2K; 125 committees
From contractor PACs: $98.5K; 27 PACs · 23% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$17.5K	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$339.4M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$10K	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)	$7,000	GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$29.3K
blue origin, llcblue origin llc political action committee (blue origin pac)	$6,000	BLUE ORIGIN, LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$1.1B
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee	$5,500	LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.1B
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$5,000	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee	$4,500	RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.9B
at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac)	$4,000	AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	-$3,412
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$4,000	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee	$4,000	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$13.3B

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$858.8K	$423.2K	$98.5K27 PACs · 23% of committee money
2024	$1.3M	$648K	$167K46 PACs · 26% of committee money
2022	$1.3M	$619.9K	$150.5K43 PACs · 24% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Texas's 16th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Texas's 16th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Texas's 16th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Texas's 16th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: escobar.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4831
Office: 2448 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.