Veronica Escobar
- Previous profession
- College professor; Non-profit executive; Communications director
- First public office
- 2006El Paso County Commissioner, 2006 to 2010
- Years in public office
- 17
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
What these lines mean
These lines come from this official’s entry in the Congressional Directory, which Congress publishes. Each member’s office supplies or approves its entry. We save our own copy and sort each part of the entry by fixed rules. No AI is used.
Previous profession lists the work the entry names outside public office, in the Directory’s own words. Public office here means an elected or appointed position, staff work for an elected official or a legislature, and party or campaign work.
Lifelong politician means: Congress’s biography lists no occupation outside public office. It also means the entry lists no military service. A person on our side confirms these words before they appear.
Years in public office counts elected and appointed positions only. Staff work and party work are left out. Each year counts once.
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Escobar has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Escobar is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Escobar votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Escobar votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Escobar votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Escobar votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Escobar votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Escobar votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 59 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Escobar did not vote on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Votes on laws that passed
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 2 executive orders.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
5 excerpts
-
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Republican Reconciliation 2.0
“Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after S.2, the FY2026 Budget Resolution (also known as Reconciliation 2.0) passed in the House:”
-
“Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) provided testimony during the House Rules Committee hearing on S.2, the FY2026 Budget Resolution (also known as Reconciliation 2.0). This legislation passed in the Senate last week and is to be considered in the House this week.”
-
“This is an unacceptable response from an agency that is currently in violation of Section 527 of Public Law 118-47 and illegally barring Members of Congress and their staff from their oversight duties.”
-
“They continue, “However, earlier this year, following President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 of January 20, 2025, USDA abruptly halted funding for RFBCs. The sudden pause has had immediate and damaging consequences.”
-
“On March 27, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14253, which would infringe on the independence of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out its core mission to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information we need to forge our shared future,” the lawmakers wrote in their letter to Smithsonian Inspector General Nicole Angarella. “The funding cuts and”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $16,611,144 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Vinton | Public Law 119-37 | Water and Sewer Line ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | TX | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX El Paso County Montana WaterEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| El Paso Makes | Public Law 119-74 | Manufacturing Research for All Domain Attritable Autonomous SystemsDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | Public Law 119-74 | TTUHSC El Paso Oncology Center Research InitiativeDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Rio Grande Council of Governments | Public Law 119-74 | Regional Interoperable Communications ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Anthony Texas Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Town of Anthony Texas Police Department Mobile Command Post and TechnologyDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | I-10 Deck PlazaDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $3,150,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | Paso Del Norte Trail-- Socorro Spine AlignmentDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $500,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | Segundo Barrio Safe StreetsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $1,000,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | Ysleta Port of Entry Engineering DesignDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $3,100,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Public Law 119-75 | Animal Welfare Shelter Equipment AcquisitionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $250,000 |
| City of El Paso | Public Law 119-75 | Innovation Factory Phase IIDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $250,000 |
| El Paso County | Public Law 119-75 | Transforming Juvenile Justice through Education Facility ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $1,000,000 |
| El Paso County Hospital District | Public Law 119-86 | Alberta Avenue Storm and Domestic Water ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | TX | $1,145,144 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
Promises kept: Not checked yet
Not checked yetA person has not reviewed this member’s campaign promises yet. This is what we hold so far.
- Campaign website: www.veronicaescobar.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 1 page of www.veronicaescobar.com saved on October 8, 2026.From a secondary source
- 3 Internet Archive copies of www.veronicaescobar.com, the earliest captured November 5, 2024. We ask the Archive for the copy closest to election day, November 5, 2024.From a secondary source
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Escobar's campaign reports receiving $858,766.28 and reports spending $704,155.88, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8TX16109as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8TX16109as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $858,766.28 | $1,343,214.49 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $704,155.88 | $1,474,082.52 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $270,455.02 | $115,844.62 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8TX16109as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8TX16109as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $471,598.92 | $662,039.54 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $20,768.93 | $26,336.09 |
| Other political committees | $366,368.43 | $653,087.34 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $31.30 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00653923
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Who funds this member
Not checked yetWho funds this member: Not checked yet.
Not started. This official's FEC lists are not saved yet.
Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
