Cuellar has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
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Supports domestic semiconductor manufacturing investmentCuellar voted yes on the Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (S.2228), legislation aimed at expanding domestic semiconductor production. The vote was cast alongside the majority of the opposing party.
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Supports modernizing land ports of entryCuellar sponsored the LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act (HR.1297), a bill that has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses. The legislation would establish a dedicated funding mechanism for modernizing land ports of entry, which are economically significant to the Texas-Mexico border region his district encompasses.
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Voted yes on balanced budget constitutional amendmentCuellar voted yes on HJRES.139, a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to maintain a balanced budget. The vote passed by a margin of fewer than five votes and was cast alongside the majority of the opposing party.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Henry Cuellar is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district, a seat he has held since January 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district spans from the Rio Grande toward the suburbs of San Antonio. Cuellar is also an attorney. In the 118th Congress, his sponsored legislation includes a bill to designate a U.S. Postal Service facility (HR.2754), which was enacted into law, and the ARCC Act (HR.6377), which advanced to committee with broad cosponsor support. He also sponsored the LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act (HR.1297), addressing land ports of entry. His voting record includes yes votes on the Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (S.2228), the No Foreign Election Interference Act (HR.8314), a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution (HJRES.139), and two congressional disapproval resolutions (HJRES.98, HJRES.27), each cast alongside the majority of the opposing party.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Apr 20, 2023Sponsored
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building".
Cuellar raised $1.6M this cycle, with 30.4% from PAC contributions and 48.4% from individuals; itemized contributions account for 96.6% of individual receipts. Top PAC contributors include Jeffries Battleground Protection Fund, Frontline Protection Fund, and American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC. Top employer concentrations include Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., Booz Allen Hamilton, and Clarkson Aerospace Corporation. Outside independent expenditures totaled $2.4M supporting Cuellar — led by Mainstream Democrats PAC ($750K), National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($644K), and United Democracy Project ($423K) — and $8.7M opposing him, primarily from Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M) and NRCC ($3.0M).
JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST JEFFPACFEC ↗$10K
Top employer concentrations
STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE CO.$11K· 5 donors
GIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION$7K· 2 donors
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL$7K· 2 donors
CLERMONT LLC$7K· 4 donors
STARR CAMARGO BRIDGE CO.$7K· 2 donors
HONOR NYC$7K· 2 donors
CLARKSON AEROSPACE CORPORATION$7K· 2 donors
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON$7K· 2 donors
A.N.B. CATTLE CO., LTD.$7K· 2 donors
STREAM LINE CIRCLE LLC$7K· 2 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.
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