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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Veronica Escobar</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/220px-Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/330px-Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg/440px-Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait%2C_116th_Congress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3360" data-file-height="4200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2019</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 3, 2023<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.2em; padding-bottom:0.1em">Serving with <a href="/wiki/Dean_Phillips" title="Dean Phillips">Dean Phillips</a> (2023), <a href="/wiki/Lori_Trahan" title="Lori Trahan">Lori Trahan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Underwood" title="Lauren Underwood">Lauren Underwood</a></div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries" title="Hakeem Jeffries">Hakeem Jeffries</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Dingell" title="Debbie Dingell">Debbie Dingell</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cartwright" title="Matt Cartwright">Matt Cartwright</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lieu" title="Ted Lieu">Ted Lieu</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>'s <span data-sort-value="Texas16 !"><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 16th congressional district">16th</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 3, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Beto_O%27Rourke" title="Beto O'Rourke">Beto O'Rourke</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/County_judge" title="County judge">County Judge</a> of <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Texas" title="El Paso County, Texas">El Paso County</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 2011 – October 10, 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Cobos" title="Anthony Cobos">Anthony Cobos</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Ruben Vogt</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1969-09-15</span>) </span>September 15, 1969<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 55)</span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Michael Pleters</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">University of Texas at El Paso</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://escobar.house.gov">House website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output 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listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Veronica_Escobar_speaks_in_support_of_the_America_Competes_Act.ogg" title="File:Veronica Escobar speaks in support of the America Competes Act.ogg">Escobar's voice</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="70" data-mwtitle="Veronica_Escobar_speaks_in_support_of_the_America_Competes_Act.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Veronica_Escobar_speaks_in_support_of_the_America_Competes_Act.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/71/Veronica_Escobar_speaks_in_support_of_the_America_Competes_Act.ogg/Veronica_Escobar_speaks_in_support_of_the_America_Competes_Act.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Escobar speaks in support of the <a href="/wiki/America_COMPETES_Act#America_COMPETES_Act_of_2022" title="America COMPETES Act">America COMPETES Act of 2022</a><br />Recorded February 4, 2022</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Veronica Escobar</b> (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. representative</a> for <span data-sort-value="Texas16 !"><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 16th congressional district">Texas's 16th congressional district</a></span>, based in <a href="/wiki/El_Paso" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso">El Paso</a>, since 2019. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, she served as an <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Texas" title="El Paso County, Texas">El Paso County</a> <a href="/wiki/County_commission" title="County commission">commissioner</a> from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso <a href="/wiki/County_judge" title="County judge">county judge</a> from 2011 until 2017. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escobar is a native of El Paso, where she was born in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She grew up near her family's <a href="/wiki/Dairy_farm" class="mw-redirect" title="Dairy farm">dairy farm</a> with her parents and four brothers.<sup id="cite_ref-bassett_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassett-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escobar attended <a href="/wiki/Loretto_Academy_(El_Paso,_Texas)" title="Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas)">Loretto Academy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burges_High_School" title="Burges High School">Burges High School</a>, before getting her <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">University of Texas at El Paso</a> (UTEP) and her <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> from <a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_political_career">Early political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escobar worked as a nonprofit executive and as <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Caballero" title="Raymond Caballero">Raymond Caballero</a>'s communications director when he was mayor of El Paso.<sup id="cite_ref-primary_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Caballero failed to get reelected, Escobar—along with Susie Byrd, attorney Steve Ortega and businessman <a href="/wiki/Beto_O%27Rourke" title="Beto O'Rourke">Beto O'Rourke</a>—considered entering public service; they started to discuss grassroots strategies with the goals of improving urban planning, creating a more diversified economy with more highly skilled jobs, as well as ending systemic corruption among city leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-benson_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-benson-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escobar was elected as <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Texas" title="El Paso County, Texas">El Paso County</a> <a href="/wiki/County_commission" title="County commission">Commissioner</a> in 2006 and as <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Texas" title="El Paso County, Texas">El Paso County</a> <a href="/wiki/County_judge" title="County judge">Judge</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-primary_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O’Rourke, Byrd and Ortega also all ran for office and won; they came to be collectively referred to as "The Progressives."<sup id="cite_ref-benson_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-benson-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also taught English and <a href="/wiki/Chicano_literature" title="Chicano literature">Chicano literature</a> at UTEP and <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Community_College" title="El Paso Community College">El Paso Community College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-primary_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>2018</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas#District_16" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 16</a></div> <p>Escobar resigned from office in August 2017 to run full-time in the 2018 election to succeed <a href="/wiki/Beto_O%27Rourke" title="Beto O'Rourke">Beto O'Rourke</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> for <span data-sort-value="Texas16 !"><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 16th congressional district">Texas's 16th congressional district</a></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the district is a <a href="/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states" title="Red states and blue states">solidly Democratic</a>, majority-Hispanic district, whoever won the Democratic primary was heavily favored in November.<sup id="cite_ref-bassett_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassett-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escobar won the six-way Democratic primary with 61% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-OC_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2018, Escobar and O'Rourke led protests in <a href="/wiki/Tornillo,_Texas" title="Tornillo, Texas">Tornillo, Texas</a>, against the <a href="/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy" title="Trump administration family separation policy">Trump administration family separation policy</a> that involved separating immigrant children from their families. Tornillo is just miles from the <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande" title="Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a>, the river that forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico in Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-aguilar_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aguilar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trump administration had created a "tent-city" in Tornillo, where separated children were being held without their parents. O'Rourke called this practice "un-American" and the responsibility of all Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escobar won the general election on November 6, defeating Republican Rick Seeberger. She became the first woman to represent the 16th. Escobar and <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Garcia" title="Sylvia Garcia">Sylvia Garcia</a> of <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> became the first Latina congresswomen from Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-primary_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the 16th has been a majority-Hispanic district since at least the 1970s, Escobar is only the second Hispanic ever to represent it, the first being <a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">Silvestre Reyes</a>, O'Rourke's predecessor. </p> <dl><dt>2020</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas#District_16" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 16</a></div> <p>Escobar ran for reelection. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced the Republican nominee, realtor Irene Armendariz-Jackson,<sup id="cite_ref-TX16_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TX16-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the general election. Escobar won with 64.7% of the vote to Armendariz-Jackson's 35.3%.<sup id="cite_ref-TXgenr_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TXgenr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg/265px-DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="265" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg/398px-DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg/530px-DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_Tours_CBP_Donna_Processing_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1667" /></a><figcaption>Escobar meets with a migrant child at the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">CBP</a> processing center in <a href="/wiki/Donna,_Texas" title="Donna, Texas">Donna, Texas</a> in May 2021.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 13, 2019, Escobar was elected as a freshman class representative in a secret ballot by her peers, filling the role of <a href="/wiki/Katie_Hill" title="Katie Hill">Katie Hill</a>, who had resigned from Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 4, 2020, Escobar delivered the Spanish-language response to President Trump's State of the Union Address. Her remarks touched on healthcare, immigration, the national debt, the importance of diversity, the <a href="/wiki/2019_El_Paso_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 El Paso shooting">2019 mass shooting in El Paso</a>, wealth inequality, gun violence, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Mexico%E2%80%93Canada_Agreement" title="United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement">United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement</a>. She called Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate "the greatest threat to our security."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">Committee on Armed Services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Military_Personnel" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel">Subcommittee on Military Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Readiness" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness">Subcommittee on Readiness</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary" title="United States House Committee on the Judiciary">Committee on the Judiciary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Judiciary_Subcommittee_on_the_Constitution,_Civil_Rights_and_Civil_Liberties" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties">Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Judiciary_Subcommittee_on_Immigration_and_Citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship">Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caucus_memberships">Caucus memberships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Caucus memberships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Hispanic_Caucus" title="Congressional Hispanic Caucus">Congressional Hispanic Caucus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus" title="Congressional Progressive Caucus">Congressional Progressive Caucus</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Democrat_Coalition" title="New Democrat Coalition">New Democrat Coalition</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escobar voted to provide Israel with support following <a href="/wiki/2023_Hamas_attack_on_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Hamas attack on Israel">2023 Hamas attack on Israel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the <a href="/wiki/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th Congress</a>, according to a <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a></i> analysis.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018">2018</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-Primaryresults_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primaryresults-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Veronica Escobar </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>30,630 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.4 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Dori Fenenbock </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,992 </td> <td style="text-align:right">22.0 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Norma Chavez </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,325 </td> <td style="text-align:right">6.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Enrique Garcia </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,661 </td> <td style="text-align:right">5.3 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jerome Tilghman </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,489 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.0 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">John Carrillo </td> <td style="text-align:right">771 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>49,868 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Texas's 16th congressional district </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Veronica Escobar </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>124,437 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>68.5 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Rick Seeberger </td> <td style="text-align:right">49,127 </td> <td style="text-align:right">27.0 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DDDDBB;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (United States)">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Ben Mendoza </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,147 </td> <td style="text-align:right">4.5 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DDDDBB;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (United States)">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Sam Williams (write-in) </td> <td style="text-align:right">43 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>181,754 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Texas's 16th congressional district<sup id="cite_ref-TXgenr_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TXgenr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Veronica Escobar</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>154,108 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>64.7 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Irene Armendariz-Jackson </td> <td style="text-align:right">84,006 </td> <td style="text-align:right">35.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>238,114 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022">2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Democratic primary results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Veronica Escobar</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>30,954 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>88.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Deliris Montanez Berrios </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,235 </td> <td style="text-align:right">12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>35,189 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Texas's 16th congressional district </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Veronica Escobar</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>95,510 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.46 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Irene Armendariz-Jackson </td> <td style="text-align:right">54,986 </td> <td style="text-align:right">36.54 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>150,496 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escobar and her husband, Michael Pleters, have two children.<sup id="cite_ref-primary_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Escobar&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_American_jurists" title="List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists">List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress" title="List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress">List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress</a></li> <li><a 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Burgess">Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Burlison" title="Eric Burlison">Burlison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Calvert" title="Ken Calvert">Calvert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kat_Cammack" title="Kat Cammack">Cammack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Carey_(politician)" title="Mike Carey (politician)">Carey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Carl" title="Jerry Carl">Carl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Carter" title="Buddy Carter">B. Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lori_Chavez-DeRemer" title="Lori Chavez-DeRemer">Chavez-DeRemer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ciscomani" title="Juan Ciscomani">Ciscomani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Cline" title="Ben Cline">Cline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cloud" title="Michael Cloud">Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Clyde" title="Andrew Clyde">Clyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cole" title="Tom Cole">Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Collins_(politician)" title="Mike Collins (politician)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Comer_(politician)" title="James Comer (politician)">Comer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eli_Crane" title="Eli Crane">Crane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Crawford_(politician)" title="Rick Crawford (politician)">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw" title="Dan Crenshaw">Crenshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Curtis_(Utah_politician)" title="John Curtis (Utah politician)">Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Davidson" title="Warren Davidson">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_De_La_Cruz" title="Monica De La Cruz">De La Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_DesJarlais" title="Scott DesJarlais">DesJarlais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_D%27Esposito" title="Anthony D'Esposito">D'Esposito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_D%C3%ADaz-Balart" title="Mario Díaz-Balart">Díaz-Balart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Donalds" title="Byron Donalds">Donalds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Duarte_(politician)" title="John Duarte (politician)">Duarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Duncan_(politician)" title="Jeff Duncan (politician)">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_Dunn" title="Neal Dunn">Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Edwards" title="Chuck Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Ellzey" title="Jake Ellzey">Ellzey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Estes" title="Ron Estes">Estes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ezell" title="Mike Ezell">Ezell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Fallon" title="Pat Fallon">Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Feenstra" title="Randy Feenstra">Feenstra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Drew Ferguson (politician)">Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Finstad" title="Brad Finstad">Finstad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Fischbach" title="Michelle Fischbach">Fischbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Scott Fitzgerald (politician)">Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Fitzpatrick_(American_politician)" title="Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician)">Fitzpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fleischmann" title="Chuck Fleischmann">Fleischmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Flood_(politician)" title="Mike Flood (politician)">Flood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Fong" title="Vince Fong">Fong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Foxx" title="Virginia Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Franklin_(politician)" title="Scott Franklin (politician)">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Fry_(politician)" title="Russell Fry (politician)">Fry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Fulcher" title="Russ Fulcher">Fulcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Garbarino" title="Andrew Garbarino">Garbarino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(politician)" title="Mike Garcia (politician)">Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_A._Gim%C3%A9nez" title="Carlos A. Giménez">Giménez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzales" title="Tony Gonzales">Gonzales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Good" title="Bob Good">Good</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Gooden" title="Lance Gooden">Gooden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gosar" title="Paul Gosar">Gosar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garret_Graves" title="Garret Graves">G. Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Graves" title="Sam Graves">S. Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Green_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Mark Green (Tennessee politician)">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene" title="Marjorie Taylor Greene">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Griffith" title="Morgan Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Grothman" title="Glenn Grothman">Grothman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Guest_(politician)" title="Michael Guest (politician)">Guest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Guthrie" title="Brett Guthrie">Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harriet_Hageman" title="Harriet Hageman">Hageman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Harris_(politician)" title="Andy Harris (politician)">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Harshbarger" title="Diana Harshbarger">Harshbarger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hern" title="Kevin Hern">Hern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_Higgins" title="Clay Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Hill_(politician)" title="French Hill (politician)">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Hinson" title="Ashley Hinson">Hinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Houchin" title="Erin Houchin">Houchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hudson_(American_politician)" title="Richard Hudson (American politician)">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Huizenga" title="Bill Huizenga">Huizenga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Hunt" title="Wesley Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Issa" title="Darrell Issa">Issa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronny_Jackson" title="Ronny Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_James_(Michigan_politician)" title="John James (Michigan politician)">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Johnson" title="Dusty Johnson">D. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Jordan" title="Jim Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Joyce_(politician)" title="David Joyce (politician)">D. Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Joyce_(American_politician)" title="John Joyce (American politician)">J. Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kean_Jr." title="Thomas Kean Jr.">Kean Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kelly_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician)">M. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trent_Kelly" title="Trent Kelly">T. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jen_Kiggans" title="Jen Kiggans">Kiggans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiley_(politician)" title="Kevin Kiley (politician)">Kiley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Kim" title="Young Kim">Kim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Kustoff" title="David Kustoff">Kustoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darin_LaHood" title="Darin LaHood">LaHood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_LaLota" title="Nick LaLota">LaLota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_LaMalfa" title="Doug LaMalfa">LaMalfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Lamborn" title="Doug Lamborn">Lamborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Langworthy" title="Nick Langworthy">Langworthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Latta" title="Bob Latta">Latta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_LaTurner" title="Jake LaTurner">LaTurner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lawler" title="Mike Lawler">Lawler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Lee" title="Laurel Lee">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Lesko" title="Debbie Lesko">Lesko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Letlow" title="Julia Letlow">Letlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Lopez" title="Greg Lopez">Lopez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Loudermilk" title="Barry Loudermilk">Loudermilk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lucas_(Oklahoma_politician)" title="Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician)">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine_Luetkemeyer" title="Blaine Luetkemeyer">Luetkemeyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Paulina_Luna" title="Anna Paulina Luna">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Luttrell" title="Morgan Luttrell">Luttrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Mace" title="Nancy Mace">Mace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Malliotakis" title="Nicole Malliotakis">Malliotakis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celeste_Maloy" title="Celeste Maloy">Maloy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracey_Mann" title="Tracey Mann">Mann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Massie" title="Thomas Massie">Massie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mast" title="Brian Mast">Mast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul">McCaul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_McClain" title="Lisa McClain">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_McClintock" title="Tom McClintock">McClintock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_McCormick" title="Rich McCormick">McCormick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McHenry" title="Patrick McHenry">McHenry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_McMorris_Rodgers" title="Cathy McMorris Rodgers">McMorris Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Meuser" title="Dan Meuser">Meuser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Miller_(politician)" title="Carol Miller (politician)">C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Miller_(politician)" title="Mary Miller (politician)">Mar. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Miller_(politician)" title="Max Miller (politician)">Max Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariannette_Miller-Meeks" title="Mariannette Miller-Meeks">Miller-Meeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cory_Mills" title="Cory Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Molinaro" title="Marc Molinaro">Molinaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Moolenaar" title="John Moolenaar">Moolenaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Mooney" title="Alex Mooney">Mooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Moore_(American_politician)" title="Barry Moore (American politician)">Ba. Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Moore" title="Blake Moore">Bl. Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Moran" title="Nathaniel Moran">Moran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Murphy_(politician)" title="Greg Murphy (politician)">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Nehls" title="Troy Nehls">Nehls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Newhouse" title="Dan Newhouse">Newhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Norman" title="Ralph Norman">Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Nunn" title="Zach Nunn">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Obernolte" title="Jay Obernolte">Obernolte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Ogles" title="Andy Ogles">Ogles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burgess_Owens" title="Burgess Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Palmer_(politician)" title="Gary Palmer (politician)">Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Pence" title="Greg Pence">Pence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Perry_(politician)" title="Scott Perry (politician)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_Pfluger" title="August Pfluger">Pfluger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Posey" title="Bill Posey">Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Reschenthaler" title="Guy Reschenthaler">Reschenthaler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Rogers" title="Hal Rogers">H. Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rogers_(Alabama_politician)" title="Mike Rogers (Alabama politician)">M. Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rose_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Rose (Tennessee politician)">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Rosendale" title="Matt Rosendale">Rosendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Rouzer" title="David Rouzer">Rouzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chip_Roy" title="Chip Roy">Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Rulli" title="Michael Rulli">Rulli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rutherford_(Florida_politician)" title="John Rutherford (Florida politician)">Rutherford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Elvira_Salazar" title="María Elvira Salazar">Salazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Schweikert" title="David Schweikert">Schweikert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Scott_(politician)" title="Austin Scott (politician)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Self" title="Keith Self">Self</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">Sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Simpson" title="Mike Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(politician)" title="Adrian Smith (politician)">A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)">C. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Smith_(American_politician)" title="Jason Smith (American politician)">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Smucker" title="Lloyd Smucker">Smucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Spartz" title="Victoria Spartz">Spartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Stauber" title="Pete Stauber">Stauber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Steel" title="Michelle Steel">Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elise_Stefanik" title="Elise Stefanik">Stefanik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Steil" title="Bryan Steil">Steil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Steube" title="Greg Steube">Steube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Strong" title="Dale Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Tenney" title="Claudia Tenney">Tenney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Thompson_(politician)" title="Glenn Thompson (politician)">Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tiffany" title="Tom Tiffany">Tiffany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Timmons_(politician)" title="William Timmons (politician)">Timmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Turner" title="Mike Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Valadao" title="David Valadao">Valadao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Drew" title="Jeff Van Drew">Van Drew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Van_Duyne" title="Beth Van Duyne">Van Duyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Van_Orden" title="Derrick Van Orden">Van Orden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Wagner" title="Ann Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Walberg" title="Tim Walberg">Walberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltz" title="Michael Waltz">Waltz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Weber" title="Randy Weber">Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster_(Florida_politician)" title="Daniel Webster (Florida politician)">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Wenstrup" title="Brad Wenstrup">Wenstrup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Westerman" title="Bruce Westerman">Westerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Wied" title="Tony Wied">Wied</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Williams_(politician)" title="Brandon Williams (politician)">B. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(Texas_politician)" title="Roger Williams (Texas politician)">R. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Wilson_(American_politician)" title="Joe Wilson (American politician)">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Wittman" title="Rob Wittman">Wittman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Womack" title="Steve Womack">Womack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Yakym" title="Rudy Yakym">Yakym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zinke" title="Ryan Zinke">Zinke</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Non-voting_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives">Delegates</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Col%C3%B3n" title="Jenniffer González-Colón">González-Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Moylan" title="James Moylan">Moylan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amata_Coleman_Radewagen" title="Amata Coleman Radewagen">Radewagen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFF; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #f4d552, inset -1px -1px 0 #f4d552;;width:1%">Minority</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Current_US_House_Democratic_caucus" title="Template:Current US House Democratic caucus"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Current_US_House_Democratic_caucus" title="Template talk:Current US House Democratic caucus"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Current_US_House_Democratic_caucus" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Current US House Democratic caucus"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Democratic_Party_caucus" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/House_Democratic_Caucus" title="House Democratic Caucus">Democratic Party caucus</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b>Minority Leader:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries" title="Hakeem Jeffries">Hakeem Jeffries</a> ‧ <b>Minority Whip:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Clark" title="Katherine Clark">Katherine Clark</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Other members:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alma_Adams" title="Alma Adams">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Aguilar" title="Pete Aguilar">Aguilar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Allred" title="Colin Allred">Allred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Amo" title="Gabe Amo">Amo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Auchincloss" title="Jake Auchincloss">Auchincloss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becca_Balint" title="Becca Balint">Balint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanette_Barrag%C3%A1n" title="Nanette Barragán">Barragán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Beatty" title="Joyce Beatty">Beatty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ami_Bera" title="Ami Bera">Bera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Beyer" title="Don Beyer">Beyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford_Bishop" title="Sanford Bishop">Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Blumenauer" title="Earl Blumenauer">Blumenauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Blunt_Rochester" title="Lisa Blunt Rochester">Blunt Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Bonamici" title="Suzanne Bonamici">Bonamici</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Bowman" title="Jamaal Bowman">Bowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Boyle" title="Brendan Boyle">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shontel_Brown" title="Shontel Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Brownley" title="Julia Brownley">Brownley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Budzinski" title="Nikki Budzinski">Budzinski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cori_Bush" title="Cori Bush">Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yadira_Caraveo" title="Yadira Caraveo">Caraveo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salud_Carbajal" title="Salud Carbajal">Carbajal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_C%C3%A1rdenas" title="Tony Cárdenas">Cárdenas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Carson" title="André Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Lee_Carter" title="Erica Lee Carter">E. Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Carter_(politician)" title="Troy Carter (politician)">T. Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cartwright" title="Matt Cartwright">Cartwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Casar" title="Greg Casar">Casar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Case" title="Ed Case">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Casten" title="Sean Casten">Casten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Castor" title="Kathy Castor">Castor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Castro" title="Joaquin Castro">Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick" title="Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick">Cherfilus-McCormick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Chu" title="Judy Chu">Chu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Clarke" title="Yvette Clarke">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_Cleaver" title="Emanuel Cleaver">Cleaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Clyburn" title="Jim Clyburn">Clyburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Cohen_(politician)" title="Steve Cohen (politician)">Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Connolly" title="Gerry Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Correa" title="Lou Correa">Correa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Costa" title="Jim Costa">Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Courtney_(politician)" title="Joe Courtney (politician)">Courtney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angie_Craig" title="Angie Craig">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Crockett" title="Jasmine Crockett">Crockett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Crow" title="Jason Crow">Crow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cuellar" title="Henry Cuellar">Cuellar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharice_Davids" title="Sharice Davids">Davids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Davis_(Illinois_politician)" title="Danny Davis (Illinois politician)">Da. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Davis_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Don Davis (North Carolina politician)">Do. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Dean" title="Madeleine Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_DeGette" title="Diana DeGette">DeGette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosa_DeLauro" title="Rosa DeLauro">DeLauro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzan_DelBene" title="Suzan DelBene">DelBene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Deluzio" title="Chris Deluzio">Deluzio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_DeSaulnier" title="Mark DeSaulnier">DeSaulnier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Dingell" title="Debbie Dingell">Dingell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">Doggett</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Escobar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Eshoo" title="Anna Eshoo">Eshoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adriano_Espaillat" title="Adriano Espaillat">Espaillat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(politician)" title="Dwight Evans (politician)">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lizzie_Fletcher" title="Lizzie Fletcher">Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Foster_(politician)" title="Bill Foster (politician)">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Foushee" title="Valerie Foushee">Foushee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lois_Frankel" title="Lois Frankel">Frankel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Frost" title="Maxwell Frost">Frost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruben_Gallego" title="Ruben Gallego">Gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Garamendi" title="John Garamendi">Garamendi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuy_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Chuy García">C. García</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Garcia_(California_politician)" title="Robert Garcia (California politician)">R. Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Garcia" title="Sylvia Garcia">S. Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Golden" title="Jared Golden">Golden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Goldman" title="Dan Goldman">Goldman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Gomez" title="Jimmy Gomez">Gomez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Gonzalez_(politician)" title="Vicente Gonzalez (politician)">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Gottheimer" title="Josh Gottheimer">Gottheimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Grijalva" title="Raúl Grijalva">Grijalva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harder" title="Josh Harder">Harder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jahana_Hayes" title="Jahana Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Himes" title="Jim Himes">Himes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Horsford" title="Steven Horsford">Horsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrissy_Houlahan" title="Chrissy Houlahan">Houlahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steny_Hoyer" title="Steny Hoyer">Hoyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Hoyle" title="Val Hoyle">Hoyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Huffman" title="Jared Huffman">Huffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Ivey" title="Glenn Ivey">Ivey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jackson_(politician)" title="Jeff Jackson (politician)">Je. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Jackson_(Illinois_politician)" title="Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician)">Jo. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Jacobs" title="Sara Jacobs">Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramila_Jayapal" title="Pramila Jayapal">Jayapal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Johnson" title="Hank Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Kamlager-Dove" title="Sydney Kamlager-Dove">Kamlager-Dove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcy_Kaptur" title="Marcy Kaptur">Kaptur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Keating_(politician)" title="Bill Keating (politician)">Keating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Kelly" title="Robin Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Tim Kennedy (politician)">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ro_Khanna" title="Ro Khanna">Khanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kildee" title="Dan Kildee">Kildee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Kilmer" title="Derek Kilmer">Kilmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Kim_(politician)" title="Andy Kim (politician)">Kim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Krishnamoorthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Kuster" title="Annie Kuster">Kuster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Landsman" title="Greg Landsman">Landsman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Larsen" title="Rick Larsen">Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Larson" title="John B. Larson">Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Lee" title="Barbara Lee">B. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Lee" title="Summer Lee">Sum. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susie_Lee" title="Susie Lee">Sus. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Leger_Fernandez" title="Teresa Leger Fernandez">Leger Fernandez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Levin" title="Mike Levin">Levin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lieu" title="Ted Lieu">Lieu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Lofgren" title="Zoe Lofgren">Lofgren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Lynch_(politician)" title="Stephen Lynch (politician)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Magaziner" title="Seth Magaziner">Magaziner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Manning" title="Kathy Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Matsui" title="Doris Matsui">Matsui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_McBath" title="Lucy McBath">McBath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_McClellan" title="Jennifer McClellan">McClellan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_McCollum" title="Betty McCollum">McCollum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_McGarvey" title="Morgan McGarvey">McGarvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McGovern_(American_politician)" title="Jim McGovern (American politician)">McGovern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaMonica_McIver" title="LaMonica McIver">McIver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Meeks" title="Gregory Meeks">Meeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Menendez" title="Rob Menendez">Menendez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grace_Meng" title="Grace Meng">Meng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kweisi_Mfume" title="Kweisi Mfume">Mfume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwen_Moore" title="Gwen Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Morelle" title="Joseph Morelle">Morelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Moskowitz" title="Jared Moskowitz">Moskowitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Moulton" title="Seth Moulton">Moulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Mrvan" title="Frank J. Mrvan">Mrvan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mullin" title="Kevin Mullin">Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nadler" title="Jerry Nadler">Nadler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grace_Napolitano" title="Grace Napolitano">Napolitano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Neguse" title="Joe Neguse">Neguse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiley_Nickel" title="Wiley Nickel">Nickel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Norcross" title="Donald Norcross">Norcross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez" title="Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez">Ocasio-Cortez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilhan_Omar" title="Ilhan Omar">Omar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Pallone" title="Frank Pallone">Pallone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Panetta" title="Jimmy Panetta">Panetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Pappas_(American_politician)" title="Chris Pappas (American politician)">Pappas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Pelosi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Peltola" title="Mary Peltola">Peltola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez" title="Marie Gluesenkamp Perez">Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Peters_(politician)" title="Scott Peters (politician)">Peters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brittany_Pettersen" title="Brittany Pettersen">Pettersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Phillips" title="Dean Phillips">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chellie_Pingree" title="Chellie Pingree">Pingree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pocan" title="Mark Pocan">Pocan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Porter" title="Katie Porter">Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayanna_Pressley" title="Ayanna Pressley">Pressley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Quigley" title="Mike Quigley">Quigley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delia_Ramirez" title="Delia Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Raskin" title="Jamie Raskin">Raskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Ross_(politician)" title="Deborah Ross (politician)">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raul_Ruiz_(politician)" title="Raul Ruiz (politician)">Ruiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Ruppersberger" title="Dutch Ruppersberger">Ruppersberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Ryan_(politician)" title="Pat Ryan (politician)">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Salinas" title="Andrea Salinas">Salinas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Linda Sánchez">Sánchez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sarbanes" title="John Sarbanes">Sarbanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Gay_Scanlon" title="Mary Gay Scanlon">Scanlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Schakowsky" title="Jan Schakowsky">Schakowsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Schiff" title="Adam Schiff">Schiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Schneider" title="Brad Schneider">Schneider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Scholten" title="Hillary Scholten">Scholten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Schrier" title="Kim Schrier">Schrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Scott_(politician)" title="Bobby Scott (politician)">B. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)" title="David Scott (Georgia politician)">D. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terri_Sewell" title="Terri Sewell">Sewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Sherman" title="Brad Sherman">Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikie_Sherrill" title="Mikie Sherrill">Sherrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elissa_Slotkin" title="Elissa Slotkin">Slotkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Smith_(Washington_politician)" title="Adam Smith (Washington politician)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Sorensen_(politician)" title="Eric Sorensen (politician)">Sorensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Soto" title="Darren Soto">Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abigail_Spanberger" title="Abigail Spanberger">Spanberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanie_Stansbury" title="Melanie Stansbury">Stansbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Stanton" title="Greg Stanton">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haley_Stevens" title="Haley Stevens">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Strickland" title="Marilyn Strickland">Strickland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Suozzi" title="Tom Suozzi">Suozzi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Swalwell" title="Eric Swalwell">Swalwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilia_Sykes" title="Emilia Sykes">Sykes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Takano" title="Mark Takano">Takano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shri_Thanedar" title="Shri Thanedar">Thanedar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Thompson" title="Bennie Thompson">B. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Thompson_(California_politician)" title="Mike Thompson (California politician)">M. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dina_Titus" title="Dina Titus">Titus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashida_Tlaib" title="Rashida Tlaib">Tlaib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Tokuda" title="Jill Tokuda">Tokuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tonko" title="Paul Tonko">Tonko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norma_Torres" title="Norma Torres">N. Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritchie_Torres" title="Ritchie Torres">R. Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lori_Trahan" title="Lori Trahan">Trahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Trone" title="David Trone">Trone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Underwood" title="Lauren Underwood">Underwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Vargas" title="Juan Vargas">Vargas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Vasquez" title="Gabe Vasquez">Vasquez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Veasey" title="Marc Veasey">Veasey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nydia_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Nydia Velázquez">Velázquez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz" title="Debbie Wasserman Schultz">Wasserman Schultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxine_Waters" title="Maxine Waters">Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman" title="Bonnie Watson Coleman">Watson Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Wexton" title="Jennifer Wexton">Wexton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Wild" title="Susan Wild">Wild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikema_Williams" title="Nikema Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederica_Wilson" title="Frederica Wilson">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Non-voting_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives">Delegates</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton" title="Eleanor Holmes Norton">Holmes Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Plaskett" title="Stacey Plaskett">Plaskett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Sablan" title="Gregorio Sablan">Sablan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#FFF; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #f4d552, inset -1px -1px 0 #f4d552;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th United States Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acts_of_the_118th_United_States_Congress" title="List of acts of the 118th United States Congress">List of acts of the 118th United States Congress</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Texas&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_116th–present_United_States_Congresses_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USCongRep-start" title="Template talk:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Texas&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_116th–present_United_States_Congresses_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>'s delegation(s) to the 116th–present <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congresses</a> <span class="nowrap">(ordered by seniority)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;border-width:0;"><div style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/116th_United_States_Congress" title="116th United States Congress">116th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">T. Cruz</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess">M. Burgess</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Conaway" title="Mike Conaway">M. Conaway</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cuellar" title="Henry Cuellar">H. Cuellar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louie_Gohmert" title="Louie Gohmert">L. Gohmert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">A. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Marchant" title="Kenny Marchant">K. Marchant</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul">M. McCaul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Olson" title="Pete Olson">P. Olson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flores" title="Bill Flores">B. Flores</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Castro" title="Joaquin Castro">J. Castro</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marc_Veasey" title="Marc Veasey">M. Veasey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Filemon_Vela_Jr." title="Filemon Vela Jr.">F. Vela Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Weber" title="Randy Weber">R. Weber</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(Texas_politician)" title="Roger Williams (Texas politician)">R. Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Babin" title="Brian Babin">B. Babin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Hurd" title="Will Hurd">W. Hurd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Ratcliffe_(American_politician)" title="John Ratcliffe (American politician)"><i>J. Ratcliffe</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jodey_Arrington" title="Jodey Arrington">J. Arrington</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Gonzalez_(politician)" title="Vicente Gonzalez (politician)">V. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cloud" title="Michael Cloud">M. Cloud</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Colin_Allred" title="Colin Allred">C. Allred</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw" title="Dan Crenshaw">D. Crenshaw</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">V. Escobar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Garcia" title="Sylvia Garcia">S. Garcia</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lance_Gooden" title="Lance Gooden">L. Gooden</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lizzie_Fletcher" title="Lizzie Fletcher">L. Fletcher</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chip_Roy" title="Chip Roy">C. Roy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Van_Taylor" title="Van Taylor">V. Taylor</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Wright_(politician)" title="Ron Wright (politician)">R. Wright</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">T. Cruz</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess">M. Burgess</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cuellar" title="Henry Cuellar">H. Cuellar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louie_Gohmert" title="Louie Gohmert">L. Gohmert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">A. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul">M. McCaul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Castro" title="Joaquin Castro">J. Castro</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marc_Veasey" title="Marc Veasey">M. Veasey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Filemon_Vela_Jr." title="Filemon Vela Jr.">F. Vela Jr.</a></i> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Weber" title="Randy Weber">R. Weber</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(Texas_politician)" title="Roger Williams (Texas politician)">R. Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Babin" title="Brian Babin">B. Babin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jodey_Arrington" title="Jodey Arrington">J. Arrington</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Gonzalez_(politician)" title="Vicente Gonzalez (politician)">V. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cloud" title="Michael Cloud">M. Cloud</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Colin_Allred" title="Colin Allred">C. Allred</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw" title="Dan Crenshaw">D. Crenshaw</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">V. Escobar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Garcia" title="Sylvia Garcia">S. Garcia</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lance_Gooden" title="Lance Gooden">L. Gooden</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lizzie_Fletcher" title="Lizzie Fletcher">L. Fletcher</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chip_Roy" title="Chip Roy">C. Roy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Van_Taylor" title="Van Taylor">V. Taylor</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ron_Wright_(politician)" title="Ron Wright (politician)">R. Wright</a></i> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pat_Fallon" title="Pat Fallon">P. Fallon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzales" title="Tony Gonzales">T. Gonzales</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronny_Jackson" title="Ronny Jackson">R. Jackson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Troy_Nehls" title="Troy Nehls">T. Nehls</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/August_Pfluger" title="August Pfluger">A. Pfluger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beth_Van_Duyne" title="Beth Van Duyne">B. Van Duyne</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jake_Ellzey" title="Jake Ellzey">J. Ellzey</a></i> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mayra_Flores" title="Mayra Flores">M. Flores</a></i> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">R. Cruz</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee"><i>S. Jackson Lee</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">N. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess">M. Burgess</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cuellar" title="Henry Cuellar">E. Cuellar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">A. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul">M. McCaul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Castro" title="Joaquin Castro">J. Castro</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marc_Veasey" title="Marc Veasey">M. Veasey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Weber" title="Randy Weber">R. Weber</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(Texas_politician)" title="Roger Williams (Texas politician)">J. Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Babin" title="Brian Babin">B. Babin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jodey_Arrington" title="Jodey Arrington">J. Arrington</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Gonzalez_(politician)" title="Vicente Gonzalez (politician)">V. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cloud" title="Michael Cloud">M. Cloud</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Colin_Allred" title="Colin Allred">C. Allred</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw" title="Dan Crenshaw">D. Crenshaw</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">V. 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