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Representative for Texas District 16
Born
September 15, 1969
Age 56
Phone
(202) 225-4831
Office
2448 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 16

Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso county judge from 2011 until 2017.

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Voting Record — 552
Yes40%
No58%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 16

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Veronica Escobar
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 16
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Veronica's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 13 sponsored · 60 cosponsored
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Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
“The moral test of a nation is how it treats those most in need of support. “In our view, this [Republican budget] will harm the poor and vulnerable in our nation, to the detriment of the common good. “Its passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole.”
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
Miller’s conflict of interest should prevent him from participating in any policy discussions around immigration, detention or deportation. And Congress needs to ban stock buying for members of Congress as well as for all federal employees in the executive branch.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
POGO notes that Palantir is the highest performing company in the S&P 500 this year. Its stock price is up by over 80% in 2025. Palantir also revealed its U.S. government revenue was 45% higher in the first quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
Increased operations means more business for companies like Palantir. More business -> more revenue -> higher stock shares for people like Miller, who already owns somewhere between $100k-$250k in shares.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
You guys aren’t doing a good job. You’re horrible leaders,” one official recalled Miller saying. “What do you mean you’re going after criminals? Why aren’t you at Home Depot? Why aren’t you at 7-Eleven?” www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Stephen Miller’s Order Likely Sparked Immigration Arrests And Protests
Orders to federal agents to increase the arrests of people without criminal convictions likely sparked immigration arrests and protests.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
But the status quo is likely not profitable enough for the private prison industry – or those who own stock in it. Recently when ICE wasn't deporting "enough people," he and DHS Secretary Noem convened a meeting of ICE officials to ramp up operations. www.axios.com/2025/05/28/i...
Scoop: Stephen Miller, Noem tell ICE to supercharge immigrant arrests
Trump's top immigration officials are full-steam ahead in pushing for mass deportations.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
Establishing the "single largest mass deportation program in American history" with a focus on “the worst of the worst” was a key Trump promise. America already has the largest immigration detention system in the world. Surely, it's enough to detain these criminals.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
Over a dozen White House or DHS staffers, including Stephen Miller, are profiting off public policy they created. They have shares in Palantir, a company that works with ICE and received a no-bid contract to implement Trump's mass deportations. 🧵 www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 27(source)
The Trump Administration knows it could not win an argument for destroying birthright citizenship, so it has changed the game - instead forcing individuals to file lawsuits to sue for their rights. As Justice Sotomayor wrote: “No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.”
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court limited judges' power on nationwide injunctions, leaving the fate of Trump's birthright citizenship order unclear.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 26(source)
“Today, we can say in no uncertain terms that we’ve made our union a little more perfect." Proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community as we celebrate 10 years of the landmark Obergefell decision and continue the fight for a more perfect union.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 26(source)
"How many registered voters support the Republican budget bill?"   Fox News: 38% KFF: 35% Pew: 29% Quinnipiac: 27%   The American people aren't fooled. As they learn more about the bill, they learn how harmful it is. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Polls show Trump's big bill is unpopular as Republicans stare down their deadline for passage
GOP leaders hope to begin votes on the legislation this week in the Senate, where they can afford only three defections.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 26(source)
People are dying at detention centers run by companies receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in no-bid contracts by the Trump administration.   This is why congressional oversight is so important: it's clear companies like CoreCivic can't be trusted. www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 26(source)
"Pausing" Job Corps is the same as ending it: it's inconsistent with federal law and has upended thousands of lives across the country, including in El Paso. I continue to urge the Trump administration to reconsider shutting down the program. apnews.com/article/job-...
Federal judge orders US Labor Department to keep Job Corps running during lawsuit
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a lawsuit against the move is ...
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 25(source)
From the plans to fire 80,000 veterans to the privatization of the VA, the Republican funding bill for the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs subcommittee is laying the foundations for Project 2025.   I voted no.
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Voting History
552 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-03—Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTING——Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03—Call by StatesPRESENT——Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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