Veronica Escobar
DU.S. Representative · Texas-16 · 116th-119th, 7 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Escobar, Veronica a Representative from Texas; born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., September 15, 1969; attended Loretto Academy, El Paso, Tex., and graduated from Burges High School, El Paso, Tex.; B.A., University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Tex., 1991; M.A., New York University, New York, N.Y., 1993; college professor; nonprofit executive; communications director, Mayor of El Paso, Tex.; El Paso County, Tex., commissioner, 2006-2010; El Paso County, Tex., judge, 2011-2017; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
7
Bills introduced
20
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
308
Committees
4
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 637 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.3% — Voted against their own party majority 2 of 600 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
146 — Attracted 146 cosponsors across 20 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
13 — Attracted 13 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
308 — 308 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
48 — 48 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Veronica Escobar, candidate for Texas Congressional District 16 representative
KVIA · Oct 6, 2026
Meet the Candidate: Veronica Escobar seeks U.S. Representative, 16 seat
El Paso Times · Oct 5, 2026
Democrat says ICE blocked her oversight visit to country’s largest detention camp
The Guardian · Sep 22, 2026
Clint Ribbon-Cutting Caps $33.3M Sewer Fix for Five El Paso Colonias
Hoodline · Sep 5, 2026
Marathon apologizes after El Paso refinery odor incident releasing nearly 60 tons of pollutants
NewsBreak · Aug 27, 2026
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