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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 17(source)
The Department of Homeland Security is again asking us to reject what we can see plainly with our own eyes.

Brad Lander did not assault police officers, just as Senator Padilla did not fail to identify himself. This is absolute authoritarian behavior.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 17(source)
There’s nothing beautiful about a bill that slashes health care, increases hunger, and lowers the income of every American earning less than $51,000 per year. Read my op-ed for the El Paso Times here 👇🏽 www.elpasotimes.com/story/opinio...
OPINION: There’s still time to kill Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
The bill cuts Medicaid, impacting millions of Americans, including children, seniors, and hospitals, and slashes SNAP funding.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 11(source)
Again - to actually go after dangerous criminals, it would take time that Stephen Miller and Co. refuse to spend. Instead, he increased his arbitrary quota for arrests and threatened to fire ICE officials who didn't meet the threshold.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
Peaceful protests are a cornerstone of our democracy and enshrined in the Constitution's very first amendment. Only weak dictators and authoritarians would suggest that those who participate in protests hate our country, much less threaten them with "heavy force."
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
At the same time, their budget kicks people off of healthcare, slashes nutrition programs, gives millionaires big tax breaks, and explodes our national debt. This is undoubtedly the ugliest bill America's ever seen.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
This doesn’t make us safer. In fact, this makes us LESS safe because the Trump team has forced thousands of FBI agents, U.S. Marshalls, DEA agents, and IRS agents to stop working their investigations and instead focus on this mass deportation machine. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement
Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
This has led to courthouse arrests across the country where immigrants who show up for their cases doing it “the right way” are getting their cases dismissed so that they can be quickly detained at the courthouse and put into Trump’s deportation machine. elpasomatters.org/2025/06/03/i...
Migrants arrested outside El Paso federal building after immigration hearings under new Trump expedited deportation strategy
DHS announced last month it was making “common sense courthouse arrests” months after President Trump lifted restrictions that had previously put courthouses, schools and churches largely off limits f...
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
If ICE leaders didn't meet this new quota, Miller threatened to fire the leaders of the ICE field offices posting the lowest 10% of monthly arrest numbers. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement
Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
Targeting real criminals takes time. But last month, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem - frustrated that the numbers of arrests and deportations were "too low" - tore into ICE officials to start arresting 3,000 immigrants per day, regardless of who they are. 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 10(source)
Trump told Americans he’d focus on deporting criminals. Instead, he’s set quotas that shift the focus to people with legal status and removing their protections. The Republican budget bill gives this effort more resources and tools, encouraging more dangerous crackdowns. 🧵
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 10(source)
Senator Cassidy back in February, who singlehandedly advanced RFK Jr. out of his committee: “If confirmed, [RFK Jr.] will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes.” Let’s check in a few months later…
Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialJun 9(source)
From pardoning true insurrectionists who assaulted law enforcement on January 6, to the militarization of the border, to deploying the U.S. government against his political opponents, Trump is unapologetically and eagerly leading our country on a rapid race to fascism.
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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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