Castro, Joaquin, 1974-

Joaquin Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer, professor, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School there before earning a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. After law school, he and his twin brother, Julián, worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld before starting their own firm in 2005. Castro also worked as a visiting professor of law at St. Mary's University and an adjunct professor at Trinity University in San Antonio. In 2002, he was elected to the first of five terms as a Texas state representative representing the 125th District. In June 2011, Castro announced his candidacy for the newly drawn Texas's 35th congressional district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives but after Charlie Gonzalez of the neighboring 20th district announced his retirement after seven terms, Castro announced that he would run instead for the 20th district seat. Unopposed in the Democratic primary, Castro received nearly two-thirds of the vote in the general election. He has been re-elected four times.

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