BIOGUIDE C001131 · FEC H2TX35144
Greg Casar
U.S. Representative (since 2023); Chair, Congressional Progressive CaucusDINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · Texas's 37th District
- Result
- Greg Casar, projected winner
- Opponent
- Lauren Peña (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party line17 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did10 statements · 17 votes
win truly universal and affordable child care for everyone
Universal, publicly funded child care
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win truly universal and affordable child care for everyone
Supports achieving universal, affordable child care.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I’m a proud co-sponsor of the Green New Deal and similar legislation to create good union jobs in clean energy and protect communities harmed by pollution and natural disasters.
Co-sponsors the Green New Deal and related legislation to expand clean energy and address pollution.[6]
Congress must ensure that the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes and contribute to the schools, roads, and community services that we all use.
Says Congress must ensure wealthy individuals pay a larger share in taxes to fund schools, roads, and community services.[6]
Health care should be a right, not a privilege, and it’s time for Congress to guarantee healthcare for all people.
Says Congress should guarantee health care for all people and that he also supports protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid.[9]
Congress must pass the Women's Health Protection Act to restore the right to access abortion across the country
Says Congress must pass the Women's Health Protection Act to restore the right to access abortion.[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I support legislation to ban assault weapons, expand background checks, and establish a federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Says he supports legislation to ban assault weapons and expand background checks.[12]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I also support legislation to raise the minimum wage to $17 per hour.
Says he supports legislation to raise the minimum wage to $17 per hour.[13]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Congress must protect renters’ rights and lower housing costs for working families.
Says Congress must protect renters' rights and lower housing costs.[14]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.R. 7392 (119th Congress), which would impose a hiring freeze on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Documented position[15]
Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 38 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 64 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela not authorized by Congress.
- YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[20]
- YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[21]
2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[22]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[23]
Biography
Greg Casar is the U.S. Representative for the Austin-based 37th District and won re-election on November 3, 2026, according to unofficial results. A former labor-organization policy director and seven-year Austin City Council member, he was first elected to Congress in 2022, chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and serves on the Oversight and Education and Workforce committees.[1][2][3][4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Casar was born in Houston, Texas, in 1989; Wikipedia reports he grew up in Bellaire, the child of Mexican immigrants, and attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. His official biography likewise describes him as the son of Mexican immigrants.[1][2][4] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Virginia (2011, per Wikipedia), where he organized with a student-worker living-wage campaign.[1][4] He then worked as a labor organizer and as policy director of the Workers Defense Project, an Austin worker-advocacy group, where he led a 2011 campaign for rest and water breaks for construction workers.[1][2][4]
Casar was elected to the Austin City Council from District 4 in 2014 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. He served from January 2015 until early 2022, chairing the Planning and Neighborhoods Committee and serving as vice chair of the Public Safety Committee.[1][2][4] On the council he championed renter protections, affordable-housing programs, and a paid sick leave ordinance, which his official biography says was followed by similar ordinances in Dallas and San Antonio. He also served as board chair of Local Progress, a national network of progressive local officials, per Wikipedia.[2][4]
Casar was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and sworn in in January 2023, representing a district running along I-35 from East Austin toward San Antonio under the previous map; the seat is now numbered the 37th District.[1][2] He has chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus since January 2025, per Wikipedia. He sits on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (subcommittees on Military and Foreign Affairs and on Delivering on Government Efficiency) and the Committee on Education and Workforce (subcommittees on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions and on Workforce Protections).[3][4] His official biography says he is working to raise wages, expand immigrant rights, protect abortion and voting rights, and address climate change.[2][3] His official biography says he pushed for the introduction of the first federal heat-protection rule for workers and authored legislation to connect the Texas grid to neighboring grids. He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Labor Caucus.[2][3] Casar won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for the 37th District.[1] Casar won the November 3, 2026 general election with 83.8% of the vote to Lauren Peña's 16.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[5]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | No votevoted didn't vote | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 17 votes.
All 17 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | No votevoted didn't vote | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted no | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted no | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted no | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted no | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted no | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted no | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted no | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
In their own words
Campaign money$1.2M raised · 78% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $889K
- PACs & committees $251K
Largest committee contributions
- Political Action Committee of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees PAC$10K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political League PAC$10K
- NEA Fund for Children and Public Education PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee on Political Education PAC$10K
- SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
- National Elevator Constructors PAC/ Intn'l Union of Elevator Constructors (NEC PAC) PAC$7,500
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC PAC$6,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
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Where they stood out
Voted with most of their party on all 410 party-divided votes on file.
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Greg Casar · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 3.Committees & Caucuses · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 4.Greg Casar · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 5.Texas's 37th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 6.Issues · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 9.Health Care — Rep. Greg Casar official site · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 10.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 11.Reproductive Rights — Rep. Greg Casar official site · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 12.Gun Violence — Rep. Greg Casar official site · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 13.Worker Rights — Rep. Greg Casar official site · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 14.Housing — Rep. Greg Casar official site · Office of Rep. Greg Casar Official record
- 15.H.R. 7392 (To impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 17.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 18.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 19.H.Con.Res. 64 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 20.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 23.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 24.Greg Casar · Ballotpedia Reference