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Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat · Representative · TX
TX-34 · 2026 ballot
Photo: U.S. Congress Bioguide
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Voted yes or no on 7 of the 8 issues.
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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond
- Reported assets
- No net worth reported.
- Disclosure on file. The PDF is an image and the bands were not summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, TX-34 $53,104
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How they voted · the eight · not the pond
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About Vicente Gonzalez
- Age
- 59 (born Sep 4, 1967)source
- Born in
- Corpus Christi, Texassource
- Years in office
- U.S. House since Jan 3, 2017 · 9 years.source
- Hobbies & fun facts
- nothing found
Vicente Gonzalez is a lifelong South Texas resident and a lawyer. He earned his GED in 1985, an associate's degree in banking and finance from Del Mar College, a bachelor's in business aviation from Embry-Riddle in 1992, and a law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1996. In 1997 he opened his law practice, V. Gonzalez & Associates. He is married to Lorena Saenz Gonzalez, a former teacher and school administrator.
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026
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What they're running on
From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.
- Fully fund pre-kindergarten and local Head Start programs. vicentegonzalez.com
- Help our college students graduate debt free. vicentegonzalez.com
- Strengthening and protecting Social Security and Medicare for our seniors is a promise we must keep. vicentegonzalez.com
- Healthcare should be treated as a basic human right. vicentegonzalez.com
- Support passage of the federal DREAM Act. vicentegonzalez.com
Their site lists more. vicentegonzalez.com
Also on the record — not in the pond
Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.
Next election · not the pond
Nov 3, 2026 · TX-34 · General election · On the ballot
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Government salary
$174,000
2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.
Reported assets · not the pond
Disclosure on file. The PDF is an image and the bands were not summed. Official report ↗
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M
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Committee assignments · not the pond
Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.
House Committee on Financial Services — Member
Subcommittee: National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions — Member
Subcommittee: Capital Markets — Member
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.
Funding — not the pond
FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond
Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.
Campaign — they cashed it
$816,701 TAKE (dual-party PAC)
Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.
Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.
Own it — Dual-party PAC
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Largest dual-party PACs on this file.
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$41,951
- CNG HOLDINGS, INC.$12,500
- INFIN, A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE, INC.$11,000
Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.
Stock trading
H.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act
What this was: Bans members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from buying individual stocks. Sales require public notice 7–14 days ahead. Not a full forced sell-off. Passed the House 232–198.
House · 2026
Purchase / reporting restriction. Not a full divestiture. Passed 232–198, July 22, 2026.
Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond
Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.
Sponsored 53 since 2015. 1 became law. 0 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.
H.R. 6244 (118th Congress) — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".
Introduced Nov 6, 2023 · Became law Jan 2, 2025 (Public Law 118-220) · Official record ↗
Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.
Where they stand on the eight
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- Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
- AbortionPresentNo flip
- Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
- Free Speech & CensorshipOpposedNo flipStronger content moderation and restrictions
- Taxes, Spending & DebtOpposedNo flipHigher taxes, especially on the wealthy
- Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
- Crime & PolicingSupportedNo flipSupport for that reform package.
- Parental Rights & School ChoiceOpposedNo flipVoted Nay. Districts would have to show parents the curriculum, library list, and budget.
Votes with own party
79% of the time — 15 of 19 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Democratic caucus.
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Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.
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Stance timeline by issue
Flips first
Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.
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Iran War Powers Current events
On the record — not in the pond
- Mar 5, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 38 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
- Apr 16, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 40 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
- May 14, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 75 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
- Jun 3, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 86 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
- Jul 23, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 89 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
- Sep 15, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 93 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
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Healthcare Health
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Women's Sports Eligibility Education
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Artificial intelligence regulation Technology
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Voting rights and election rules Elections
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Term limits Congress
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Age limits for federal officials Congress
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Presidential immunity / accountability Presidency
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
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Abortion Social Policy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Oct 3, 2017 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Nay — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 19, 2018 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Nay — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ clerk.house.govSep 24, 2021 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Yea — Women's Health Protection Act (codify Roe)
On Passage
What this was: Would write a federal right to abortion into statute and block many state limits, roughly locking in Roe v. Wade nationwide.
↗ clerk.house.govJul 15, 2022 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Yea — Women's Health Protection Act (codify Roe)
On Passage
What this was: Would write a federal right to abortion into statute and block many state limits, roughly locking in Roe v. Wade nationwide.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 11, 2023 Present Vote
Voted Present — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 23, 2025 Present Vote
Voted Present — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Crime & Policing Justice
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 20, 2018 Yea Vote
Voted Yea — First Step Act
On Passage
What this was: 2018 prison-reform law. Cuts some federal mandatory minimums, expands early-release credits, and eases a few sentencing rules. Trump signed it.
↗ clerk.house.govJun 25, 2020 Supported Vote
Supported: Support for that reform package.
Voted Yea — George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
On Passage
What this was: Would restrict qualified immunity, ban federal chokeholds, limit no-knock warrants, and create a national police-misconduct registry.
↗ clerk.house.govMar 3, 2021 Supported Vote
Supported: Support for that reform package.
Voted Yea — George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
On Passage
What this was: Would restrict qualified immunity, ban federal chokeholds, limit no-knock warrants, and create a national police-misconduct registry.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Energy Policy Environment
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Mar 30, 2023 Supported Vote
Supported: Expanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Voted Yea — Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1)
On Passage
What this was: GOP energy package. More oil and gas leasing on federal land, faster permits, no presidential fracking ban, and fewer limits on LNG exports.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Free Speech & Censorship Civil Rights
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Mar 9, 2023 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Stronger content moderation and restrictions
Voted Nay — Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R.140)
On Passage
↗ clerk.house.gov
Gun Rights & Second Amendment Civil Rights
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Feb 27, 2019 Supported Vote
Supported: More restrictions
Voted Yea — Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8)
On Passage
What this was: Requires a licensed dealer to run a background check on a gun sale between private parties. The 2019 and 2021 House texts are both numbered H.R. 8. The 2021 text drops the 2019 ICE notice and the bar on fee caps and transfer records, and adds a farm pest-control exception plus Spanish and English forms. Not the 2013 Manchin-Toomey amendment, and not the 2022 Safer Communities Act.
↗ clerk.house.govMar 11, 2021 Supported Vote
Supported: More restrictions
Voted Yea — Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8)
On Passage
What this was: Requires a licensed dealer to run a background check on a gun sale between private parties. The 2019 and 2021 House texts are both numbered H.R. 8. The 2021 text drops the 2019 ICE notice and the bar on fee caps and transfer records, and adds a farm pest-control exception plus Spanish and English forms. Not the 2013 Manchin-Toomey amendment, and not the 2022 Safer Communities Act.
↗ clerk.house.govJun 24, 2022 Supported Vote
Supported: More restrictions
Voted Yea — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
On Passage
What this was: 2022 gun-and-mental-health package after Uvalde. Extra checks for buyers under 21, money for state red-flag laws, closes the “boyfriend loophole,” and school/mental-health funding.
↗ clerk.house.govJul 29, 2022 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Opposition to the restriction
Voted Nay — Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R.1808)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban the sale of many semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines. Existing guns would be grandfathered.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Immigration & Border Security Immigration
0 explained · 0 unexplained
May 11, 2023 Opposed Vote
Opposed: More lenient immigration and reform
Voted Nay — Secure the Border Act (H.R.2)
On Passage
What this was: Restart wall construction, tighten asylum, end catch-and-release, require E-Verify. Passed the House, died in the Senate.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 7, 2025 Supported Vote
Supported: Stricter enforcement and border controls
Voted Yea — Laken Riley Act (H.R.29)
On Passage
What this was: Named after Laken Riley, murdered by a man in the country illegally. Requires ICE to detain illegal immigrants charged with theft, burglary, assault on police, or a crime that kills or badly injures someone. H.R. 29 and S. 5 are the same detention bill. The House voted on it twice in January 2025. The Senate version became law.
↗ clerk.house.govJan 22, 2025 Supported Vote
Supported: Stricter enforcement and border controls
Voted Yea — Laken Riley Act (S.5)
On Passage
What this was: Named after Laken Riley, murdered by a man in the country illegally. Requires ICE to detain illegal immigrants charged with theft, burglary, assault on police, or a crime that kills or badly injures someone. H.R. 29 and S. 5 are the same detention bill. The House voted on it twice in January 2025. The Senate version became law.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Parental Rights & School Choice Education
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Mar 24, 2023 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Voted Nay. Districts would have to show parents the curriculum, library list, and budget.
Voted Nay — Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R.5)
On Passage
What this was: To keep federal school money, districts must show parents the curriculum, library list, and budget, and tell them about violent incidents at school.
↗ clerk.house.gov
Taxes, Spending & Debt Economy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 20, 2017 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy
Voted Nay — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (conference)
On Passage
What this was: 2017 Republican tax law. Cut individual and corporate rates, doubled the standard deduction, capped SALT. Trump signed it.
↗ clerk.house.govAug 12, 2022 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy
Voted Yea — Inflation Reduction Act
On Passage
What this was: Climate and energy tax credits, a 15% corporate minimum tax, IRS funding, and Medicare drug-price negotiation. Paid for in part by new taxes; Democrats framed it as deficit reduction.
↗ clerk.house.gov
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