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Veronica Escobar

Democrat · Incumbent

U.S. Representative, Texas District 16

Veronica Escobar has represented El Paso in Congress since winning election in 2018 and serves on the House Appropriations Committee27. Before Congress she was an El Paso County commissioner and then county judge, and earlier taught English at UTEP and El Paso Community College2. She was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary6.

Where they stand 24 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

  • HealthcareGovernment-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)high
    Said · high confidence
    • Voted against the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a private-market bill on association health plans and PBM transparency. (2025-12-17) source
    • Voted for restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
    • Her campaign platform says healthcare is a human right and that she supports Medicare for All. (2026) source
  • ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentshigh
    Said · high confidence
    • Voted for the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers and some long-time TPS holders. (2021-03-18) source
    • Voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers and required E-Verify in agriculture. (2021-03-18) source
    • Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction and tightened asylum rules. (2023-05-11) source
    • Voted against the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security. (2026-06-09) source
    • Led the introduction of the bipartisan Dignity Act, which would create a pathway to legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants, protect Dreamers, expand legal pathways and change asylum processing. (2023) source
    • Her campaign platform describes her plan as strengthening border management and modernizing legal immigration while restoring dignity to people in the system. (2026) source
  • GunsAll of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazineshigh
    Said · high confidence
    • Voted for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which would ban the sale of many semi-automatic assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. (2022-07-29) source
    • Her campaign platform says she has written and supported gun safety bills including an assault weapons ban, required safe storage and background checks for firearm sales. (2026) source
  • AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)high
    Voted · high confidence
    • Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2021-09-24) source
    • Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2022-07-15) source
    • Her campaign platform lists support for a woman's right to choose her healthcare. (2026) source
    • Her House biography notes she is a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus. (2026) source
  • Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spouseshigh
    Said · high confidence
    • Voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act, a stock purchase ban for members that also carried voter ID provisions. (2026-07-22) source
    • Said it is long past time to ban congressional stock trading, announced she cosponsors H.R. 396, and signed a discharge petition to force a vote on banning stock trading and ownership by members and their families. (2025-12-15) source
  • Aid to IsraelKeep it, but with conditions on how weapons are used and aid to Gazahigh
    Said · high confidence
    • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
    • Voted against the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of paused weapons to Israel. (2024-05-16) source
    • Said she supports defensive weapons for Israel but that offensive weapons should be withheld until Israel allows sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza and protects civilians. (2024-04-03) source
  • Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a tax on stock buybacks to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
    • Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent at every income level. (2025-07-03) source
    • Her campaign platform says she has backed efforts to make corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share and supports expanding the Child Tax Credit. (2026) source
  • Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
    • Her campaign platform says she supports guaranteeing paid family leave. (2026) source
  • RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Voted for the For the People Act, which would require independent commissions to draw congressional maps and ban partisan gerrymandering. (2021-03-03) source
    • Her campaign platform says Congress should pass voting rights legislation that ends gerrymandering nationwide. (2026) source
  • Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the For the People Act, which created small-donor public matching funds, required disclosure of big donors and called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. (2021-03-03) source
    • Her campaign platform says federal voting rights legislation should limit dark money in elections. (2026) source
  • Energy and climateA gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentivesmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
    • Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source
    • Her campaign platform says she treats climate change as urgent, helped pass the largest clean energy investment in U.S. history, and is focused on expanding clean energy. (2026) source
  • Trade and tariffsFree trade with strong labor and environmental standardsmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • In her first campaign she pledged to defeat border tariffs, defend gains from trade, and seek stronger protections for workers, businesses and the environment in any renegotiated NAFTA. (2018) source
  • Qualified immunityNo, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers in civil rights lawsuits. (2021-03-03) source
  • Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
    • Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added Medicaid work requirements and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
  • Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
  • Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month for people with Medicare and private insurance. (2022-03-31) source
  • MarijuanaLegalize it and clear past convictionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the MORE Act, which would remove marijuana from federal drug schedules and clear past federal marijuana convictions. (2022-04-01) source
  • Aid to UkraineRestore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on Russiamedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
    • Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
    • Voted for the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid and loans to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
  • Social SecurityNo single answer fitsmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Her campaign platform says she will protect Social Security without cuts or privatization and supports expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing care. (2026) source
  • Minimum wageNo single answer fitsmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Her campaign platform says she supports raising the minimum wage. (2026) source
  • Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
    • Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
  • E-Verify mandateNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related trafficking. (2023-05-25) source
    • Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related trafficking. (2025-06-12) source
  • Student loansNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against overturning the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source

No public position found on: National debt, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Record

  • Served as El Paso County commissioner and later El Paso County judge2.
  • Elected to the U.S. House in 2018, becoming the first woman to represent El Paso in Congress27.
  • Served as a co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee in the 118th Congress2.
  • Won the Democratic nomination for the 16th District without opposition on March 3, 20266.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$858,766raised
$704,156spent
$270,455cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $20,769 in gifts under $200$492,368
  • PACs and other political committees$366,368

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000
  2. DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACPAC$9,500
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EPAC$7,500
  5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,500
  6. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PACPAC$7,000
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PACPAC$7,000
  8. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$6,000
  9. LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,500
  10. SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPS INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)PAC$5,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 5, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-19. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (35)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. Veronica's PlatformVeronica Escobar for Congress
  2. AboutOffice of Rep. Veronica Escobar
  3. Veronica Escobar (2018 campaign platform and 2022 Candidate Connection survey)Ballotpedia
  4. Congresswoman Escobar Signs Discharge Petition to Ban Members of Congress from Owning and Trading StocksOffice of Rep. Veronica Escobar
  5. Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Withholding Offensive Weapons to IsraelOffice of Rep. Veronica Escobar
  6. About VeronicaVeronica Escobar for Congress
  7. Adam Bauman (election results for Texas District 16)Ballotpedia
  8. House roll call: Voted for the For the People Act, which would require independent commissions toOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  9. House roll call: Voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified imOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  10. House roll call: Voted for the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenshiOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  11. House roll call: Voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to loOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  12. House roll call: Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction aOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  13. House roll call: Voted against the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  14. House roll call: Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion accessOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  15. House roll call: Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortioOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  16. House roll call: Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing aOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  17. House roll call: Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added Medicaid work requiremOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  18. House roll call: Voted for the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 aOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  19. House roll call: Voted for the MORE Act, which would remove marijuana from federal drug schedulesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  20. House roll call: Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022.Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  21. House roll call: Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024.Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  22. House roll call: Voted for the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid and loans to UkraOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  23. House roll call: Voted for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which would ban the sale of many semiOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  24. House roll call: Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corpOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  25. House roll call: Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral prOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  26. House roll call: Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule baOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  27. House roll call: Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule baOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  28. House roll call: Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences tOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  29. House roll call: Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences tOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  30. House roll call: Voted against overturning the Biden administration's broad student loan debt canOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  31. House roll call: Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions onOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  32. House roll call: Voted against the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require deOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  33. House roll call: Voted against the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a private-maOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  34. House roll call: Voted for restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for thrOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  35. House roll call: Voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act, a stock purchase ban for members thaOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives