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  Castro HQ · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Joaquin needs your help

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Did you catch the latest message from Joaquin? The rapid spread of extremism in our country is already affecting millions of people in our state and our country. We are in a fight to defend our most fundamental rights, and there’s so much at s…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 9:56 PM

my ongoing fight against extremism in America

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We are already feeling the consequences of the spread of extremism throughout our state and country. Right here in Texas, radical Republicans in the legislature failed teachers, families, and some of our most vulnerable communities during the s…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 2:44 PM

I’ve seen firsthand how predatory our healthcare system is

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Just over a year ago, I was shockingly diagnosed with cancer after a car accident in Spain. Since then, I’ve undergone surgery to remove the tumors, and been prescribed a monthly medication that costs $24,000 before insurance. While I am deeply…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 12:53 AM

I'll get right to the point

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Our FEC deadline is just hours away, so I'll get directly to the point. To reach our goal before we report our numbers publicly, we need to raise another $583 before midnight. With extremism growing in Texas, missing our goal is not an option. …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 8:55 PM

This is a major test

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Our first FEC deadline since Republicans started using Ken Paxton as a human shield to distract from their deeply unpopular extreme policies is tonight at midnight. Every dollar we raise helps us organize against the extremism being pushed at us…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Joaquin's note

Joaquin Castro for Congress Did you see Joaquin's message about tonight's critical FEC deadline? We're still $3,941 short of where we need to be before we report our numbers publicly, and we need your help to close the gap. Can Joaquin count on you to rush a donation? ----Begin…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 12:43 PM

The Supreme Court's damaging decision

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, The Supreme Court decided to shred affirmative action — setting Americans back significantly. For over 40 years, colleges and universities have been able to consider racial diversity as a factor in their admissions decisions. Still, even though…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 3:01 AM

For years, Texas Republicans ignored Ken Paxton's rampant corruption

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, For years, Texas Republicans ignored Ken Paxton's rampant corruption and crimes against our state. But, now that they are feeling the heat for their unpopular policies, they are suddenly concerned with all the crimes they've been ignoring. Our …
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 12:26 AM

Joaquin's warning about extremism in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, did you see Joaquin's message? Our first FEC deadline since Republicans started using Ken Paxton as a scapegoat to distract from their extreme and failed policies is Friday at midnight, and the stakes are high. Will you chip in before our FEC re…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 4:44 PM

standing up to the politics of hatred and distraction

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Disgraced Attorney General Ken Paxton's office was directly across from mine when I first started in the legislature, and it's sad to see how corrupt and unfit for office he has become. Republicans in the legislature are using him as a scapegoa…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 11:48 PM

SURVEY: Do you think student loans should be forgiven?

Congressman Joaquin Castro         Hi, As soon as tomorrow, the Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on whether to uphold President Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan. The plan would provide up to $10,000 in debt forgiveness for most borrowers and up to…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 9:25 PM

my mom served with honor

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, I’m so incredibly proud of my mother, Rosie Castro, for who she is as a person, but today I want to highlight how she stepped up to the plate and served with honor as District 7’s Councilwoman! I am so proud of the long history my mom has dedic…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 10:19 PM

Turning their backs on us

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, More and more Republicans in the Texas legislature are working to serve their own radical agenda instead of the millions of families in our own state. We need legislators in Texas who prioritize solving issues in our state over their own hateful…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 3:18 PM

Texas statewide leaders don’t care about improving the lives of everyday Texans

Joaquin Castro for Congress This legislative session, lawmakers did little to tackle the everyday problems that millions of Texas families are dealing with. Instead, they prioritized increasing the presence of guns in our schools, making hateful attacks on our state’s immigrant …
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
June 14, 2023 at 2:17 PM

FWD: there should be no place for extremism in our legislature

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We wanted to make sure you saw the latest message from Joaquin. The Texas legislative session was spent espousing hateful and extremist views rather than making progress to address the many concerns of Texas families, like gun violence and our f…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 6:18 PM

there should be no place for extremism in our legislature

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Texas legislators spent the past five months in session making cruel and unnecessary attacks on our vulnerable communities. Instead of addressing real issues like our weakening power grid, lack of school funding, and out of control gun violence…
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 11, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Updates from San Antonio and Washington

                Home About Contact Media Resources John, As we look ahead to a new week, I wanted to share an update with recent news from my office and programs and services that could help your family. First, a quick note on my health: Earlier this year, the…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 1:17 AM

reaching out before it’s too late

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Joaquin here – I wanted to reach out one last time before it’s too late. We’re just hours away from our monthly fundraising deadline, but we’re still $642 short of reaching our goal. It’s critical that we meet each fundraising goal if we want t…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 9:22 PM

our midnight deadline

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Tonight is our fundraising deadline for the month of May, and I need your help. Every dollar we raise helps in the fight against extremism and brings us one step closer to ramping up our efforts for taking back both Texas and the U.S. Congress …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Texas deserves more than extremism

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Despite clear evidence of corruption and other misdeeds, Republicans in Texas covered for Ken Paxton for years. While I’m thrilled to see he is finally facing accountability in the form of impeachment, their inaction is a disturbing example of …
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 1:32 AM

we’re still waiting to see progress

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Joaquin. Last week marked one year since the tragedy at Uvalde, and Ken Paxton was finally impeached for fraud and other corrupt acts. Both incidents exemplify how extremism hurts Texan…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 10:11 PM

Ken Paxton exemplifies the problem

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, When I was first elected as a Texas legislator in 2003, my office was directly across from another freshman lawmaker: Ken Paxton. Despite being elected Attorney General, in the time since, Ken Paxton has committed multiple corrupt acts including…
  Joaquin · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Let’s win together

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Our deadline is tonight at midnight. Our voting rights are under siege. We need to ramp up our grassroots efforts to help push this back and amplify our message. If we can get $1,500 in before midnight tonight, we’ll be prepared to have the stro…
  Team Castro · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 1:59 PM

The latest attack

Joaquin Castro for Congress Republicans are trying to make it harder for people to vote because they know when everyone votes, they lose. We need to start our grassroots efforts ASAP so we can double down on making sure everyone in Texas can and will vote. We need to raise $1…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 12:32 AM

Joaquin’s message

Joaquin Castro for Congress Did you see Joaquin’s message? We need to be prepared to defend our rights. Can you help us raise $1,500 this week so we can amplify our message? Can you give now before our budget deadline tomorrow at midnight?   Read Joaquin’s message: Team, Last m…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 8:25 PM

Voting rights under attack, again

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Last month the Texas senate passed a bill that would eliminate voting centers, hindering same day registration. If this bill makes it through the lower court it would have a devastating effect of voting access in our state. We’ve seen this time …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 9:09 PM

instead of focusing on the senseless violence

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Texas has been rocked by yet more horrific mass shootings, and it’s time for the madness to stop. Gov. Abbott was quick to respond to one of the shootings with his own anti-immigrant rhetoric, demonizing these victims and calling them "illegal im…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
May 1, 2023 at 12:03 AM

before midnight

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Before our deadline at midnight, I wanted to reach out one last time and ask, can you donate now to help us meet our goal for the month? Use this secure link and I’ll know you donated right away: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-2304 Our ec…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 7:19 PM

Going after veterans’ healthcare

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Extreme Republican leaders are threatening to completely crash our economy if we don’t agree to their outrageous budget cuts. Some of the big ticket items that they’re targeting include Medicare, Medicaid, and even veterans’ healthcare. We cann…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Joaquin needs your help

Joaquin Castro for Congress Joaquin has been fighting back against some of the outrageous agendas in Congress, but he needs your help, team. Since President Biden’s official re-election campaign announcement, big donors will be watching closely to see if Democrats stand a chance …
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 12:50 AM

passing on Joaquin’s message

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Joaquin’s last message says it all – extreme Republican leaders in Congress are going after healthcare for millions of vulnerable Americans. They’re holding the economy hostage to demand that Congress cuts critical federal programs, programs tha…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Medicare, Medicaid, and veteran’s healthcare

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Republicans are flooding the field for 2024 in hopes of taking control of the White House and Congress. Meanwhile, extreme GOP leaders in Congress are threatening to plunge America into an economic depression unless we agree to slash crucial ben…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 6:12 PM

bumping a message from Joaquin

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Did you see Joaquin’s last message? Our first end-of-the-month deadline since President Biden’s official re-election announcement is this weekend, and we need your help to have a strong showing for donors looking to gauge our strength. With ext…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 28, 2023 at 11:39 PM

the first deadline since President Biden’s announcement

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, In case you missed the news, President Biden has officially announced his campaign for re-election! This weekend marks the first end-of-month deadline since that announcement and with Republicans threatening to plunge our economy into a default …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 25, 2023 at 9:59 PM

it’s official

Joaquin Castro for Congress my friend Julie Chávez Rodríguez has been chosen to lead Joe Biden's campaign President Biden is officially running for re-election, and my friend Julie Chávez Rodríguez has been chosen to lead his campaign organization. This is excellent news! She is …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 23, 2023 at 5:40 PM

my first week back

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I want to start off by thanking you all again for the well wishes and support during the time I was recovering. Extremists are working on completely stripping women of their right to choose. If we have any chance of protecting what access rem…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 4:39 PM

I will always fight for you

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Extremists’ latest attacks on abortion medication puts millions of women’s lives at risk. They are working to push an agenda with no regard for the people they hurt. The only way to stand up to this insane Republican extremism is to take back t…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
April 19, 2023 at 10:26 PM

FWD: ready to continue working

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Did you see the big news? Joaquin is making progress on his recovery and returned to Congress to get things done for the American people. Democrats like Joaquin are committed to protecting women's health and fight for them to make their own he…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 9:17 PM

ready to continue working

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, After a few long weeks, I’m relieved to say that I’m back on the Hill ready to deliver for my boss – voters like you! I want to sincerely thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers while I was out and recovering– knowing I have your support…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 13, 2023 at 4:11 PM

extremists are not stopping

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Extremists will not stop disrupting reproductive healthcare in our country until they have completely stripped women of bodily autonomy. Now that a Texas judge has ruled to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a trusted medication that has…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 4:04 PM

all criminals must be held accountable

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Donald Trump has consistently acted like he is above the law, and now the consequences of his actions are catching up to him. The Manhattan District Attorney and a grand jury have indicted Trump on 34 felony charges, including breaking campaign f…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 9:31 PM

from the bottom of my heart

Joaquin Castro for Congress team, I wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping us reach our first quarterly fundraising goal from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Our opponents were waiting to see us fall behind after losing control of the House in 2022…
  Joaquin Castro (personal) · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 10:34 PM

one last time

Joaquin Castro for Congress Hi, team. I wanted to reach out one last time before our deadline. The Federal Election Commission quarterly deadline is tonight, and we're still $931 away from our goal. Can you help us out before midnight tonight so that we can report strong numbers? …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 6:58 PM

before midnight

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We're just hours away from the year's first Federal Election Commission deadline. I'm reaching out to my most dedicated supporters to help us cross the finish line and reach our goal before we have to report our numbers publicly after tomorrow at…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 1:34 PM

did you see Joaquin's note?

Joaquin Castro for Congress We hope you saw Joaquin's latest note because time is running out! Our opponents will be looking to target any seats they deem 'weak,' so we need to ensure that we have a strong showing to scare them off. Can you donate now to help us close our budget …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 11:09 PM

the clock is ticking!

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We're less than 48 hours away from the year's first Federal Election Commission deadline. I'm reaching out to my most dedicated supporters to help us cross the finish line and reach our goal before we have to report our numbers publicly after tom…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 5:51 PM

before we go to Joaquin

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, We're sure you've heard about the midnight Federal Election Commission deadline this Friday, and Joaquin needs your help! We plan to share an update on our fundraising progress with Joaquin later today, but we're still $5,693 short before our dea…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Intentionally blocking progress

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, Some extremist Republicans are blocking legislation, attacking our fundamental rights as Americans, and fear mongering about immigrants. They've made it almost impossible to serve our constituents and deliver real results for the American people.…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 10:33 PM

we need a strong showing

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, The stakes are high before Friday's first FEC deadline of 2023. We'll have to report our numbers publicly, and I'm still short $8,419 of my goal before midnight on Friday. As the first major quarterly deadline of the year, our opponents will be l…
  Castro HQ · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 4:25 PM

Joaquin needs your support

Joaquin Castro for Congress Team, When not recovering from a medical scare, Joaquin has been tirelessly fighting extremism in Congress, but he needs your support. Friday at midnight is the first quarterly Federal Election Commission deadline of the year, and we'll be laying all o…