GOTV Intel

Veronica Escobar

U.S. Representative, Texas 16th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas 16th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16 · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Texas 16th Congressional District covers

Covers part of El Paso County.

Map of Texas 16th Congressional District with 204 precincts

204 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people

Results

Certified results for Texas 16th Congressional District

U.S. Rep 16

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
EscobarDemocrat131,39159.4%
Armendariz-JacksonRepublican89,28140.4%
MontanezWrite-in3770.2%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

U.S. Rep 16

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
EscobarDemocrat95,51063.5%
Armendariz-JacksonRepublican54,98636.5%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

U.S. Rep 16

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
EscobarDemocrat154,10864.7%
Armendariz-JacksonRepublican84,00635.3%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Texas 16th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as E000299. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.4660 over 567 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Scorecards

  • Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 0%

    0% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 5%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Club for Growth · source

  • AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 100%

    100% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 99%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · AFL-CIO · source

  • League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 100%

    100% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard; lifetime score 98%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source

  • Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 7%

    7% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

  • Committee on the Budget — Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

  • Committee on Appropriations — Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Homeland Security; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$865,732cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$270,455cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$771,640cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Hm Consulting$110,009.44
  • Capitol Compliance Associates$45,722.46
  • Bluebird Strategy Group$42,000.00
  • Setforth Strategies$30,000.00
  • Ngp Van Inc$29,188.59

Campaign finance — Veronica Escobar For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Veronica Escobar For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $865,731.94 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $771,640.15 · cash on hand $270,455.02 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $493,818.51 (57%); PACs and other political committees $371,868.43 (43%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $45.00 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $173,009.44; digital $53,831.56; compliance and treasurer $45,722.46; other $31,521.58; general consulting $31,155.06; staff, contractors and reimbursements $4,005.00.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Veronica

  • Google/YouTube ads — VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 17 ads Oct–Nov 2022 during the 2024 cycle, $14,700–$19,200 (Google creative spend ranges; 17 video); 1 ad Oct 2022 during the 2022 cycle, $0–$100 (Google creative spend ranges; 1 video). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 9, 2022 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I think it depends on whether a lot of these groups lobby the White House directly. Because ultimately, if Donald Trump gives his blessing, it's done.”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
“Does that mean they will embrace the Dignity Act?”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
“Even within the immigrant community, with mixed-status families, there was a sense that it was profoundly unfair”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
“There is an acknowledgment from the [Republican] side that the status quo cannot remain”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
“It really was during that first two years of the Biden administration that I realized, No. 1, we're not going to get this done as a Democratic-only bill. No. 2, it really is going to need to be bipartisan if it's going to stick. And No. 3, I think we're going to lose elections because of immigration.”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
“It was a real wake-up call for me on the politics within my own party”
Texas Tribune: U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar's bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support - and backlashMay 11, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune · source
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“Using our military installations for mass deportations should be unacceptable to everyone. And in fact, it should be most unacceptable to supporters of the military because it degrades our readiness. It degrades our personnel. It takes their focus off their mission, and we need our U.S. military to focus on their job and mission”
Rep. Veronica Escobar launches re-election campaign, addresses local issuesApr 16, 2025 · Press · KTSM · source
“Now we are seeing numbers of crossers at historic lows. So right now, there really is not a population to serve per se. But we also know this is cyclical. And we've seen numbers drop, we've seen numbers increase. We don't know what the future holds. It depends on the president's relationship with Mexico because, frankly, a lot of the success is a result of what Mexico is doing. A lot of President Trump's success on migration is what Mexico is doing, so it could change at any time. But what, unfortunately, is no longer available is the federal support”
Rep. Veronica Escobar launches re-election campaign, addresses local issuesApr 16, 2025 · Press · KTSM · source
“Our community, for decades, has been a support to people who have arrived at our nation's front door. We have organizations, for example, like Annunciation House, they celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. So obviously, this has been a long-standing, ongoing issue. This is the border. But they have largely depended on volunteers and donations”
Rep. Veronica Escobar launches re-election campaign, addresses local issuesApr 16, 2025 · Press · KTSM · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Representative Escobar Leads Texas Democrats in Requesting Investigation into Social Security Administration

    Sep 18, 2026 · Official · escobar.house.gov · source

  • Congresswoman Escobar Speaks with Jorge Ramos about the Dignity Act

    Jul 24, 2025 · Official · Asi Veo Las Cosas (YouTube) · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://veronicaescobar.com/ captured 2026-09-24T19:46:13Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://veronicaescobar.com/

    Source: veronicaescobar.com retrieved Sep 2026; FEC filings confirm committee VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Texas 16th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Texas 16th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "VERONICA ESCOBAR" (DEM) on the Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-28). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) · source

  • U.S. Representative · TX-16

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State

  • Sponsored travel — Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc.

    Ukraine, Poland, 8/23/2025 to 8/29/2025. Original filing, filed by Naajidah Khan.

    Aug 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — German Marshall Fund of the United States, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung, and American Friends of the Munich Security Conference

    Germany, 2/16/2024 to 2/20/2024. Original filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Feb 16, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), and Humanity United

    Nepal, 8/25/2023 to 9/2/2023. Original filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Aug 25, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Israel, 2/18/2023 to 2/24/2023. Amendment filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Feb 18, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Israel, 2/18/2023 to 2/24/2023. Original filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Feb 18, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Association of Marshall Scholars

    United Kingdom, 1/12/2023 to 1/17/2023. Original filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Jan 12, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Tel Aviv, Israel, 8/26/2022 to 9/3/2022. Original filing, filed by Zahraa Saheb.

    Aug 26, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 2/19/2022 to 2/27/2022. Original filing, filed by Veronica Escobar.

    Feb 19, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Not on file for Veronica yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_35ew6pp88.

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