PERSON: Joaquin Castro

Congressman

Joaquín Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas. Castro is a representative in the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 20th congressional district. From 2003 to 2013, he was a representative in the Texas Legislature representing District 125. While in the Texas legislature Castro served as vice-chair of the Higher Education Committee and was a member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee. He has previously served on the County Affairs Committee, Border & International Affairs Committee and the Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee. Castro's identical twin brother, Julián Castro, serves as mayor of San Antonio.<br> <br> -- Wikipedia