Greg Casar

Greg Casar
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 35th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byLloyd Doggett (redistricting)
Member of the Austin City Council
from the 4th district
In office
January 6, 2015 – February 4, 2022
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byChito Vela
Personal details
Born
Gregorio Eduardo Casar

(1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America[a]
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
WebsiteHouse website
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Gregorio Eduardo Casar (born May 4, 1989) is an American politician who is the member for Texas's 35th congressional district in the United States Congress since 2023. He served as a member of the Austin City Council from the 4th district from 2015 to 2022.[2] Casar is a member of the Democratic Party and was endorsed by the Working Families Party in his run for Congress.[3] Casar is an unendorsed member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[4][5] He was first elected to the Austin City Council in 2014, representing District 4.[6] He was reelected in 2016[7] and 2020.[8] He was elected to Congress in 2022.[9]

  1. ^ Ramirez, Fernando (February 8, 2022). "Austin DSA no longer supporting Greg Casar's campaign". Texas Signal. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "District 4". Austin City Council. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Texas Working Families Party Announces 2022 Congressional Endorsements in Texas". Working Families Party. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Ramirez, Fernando (February 8, 2022). "Austin DSA no longer supporting Greg Casar's campaign". Texas Signal. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Ahlman, Austin; Grim, Ryan (March 1, 2022). "In Texas Primary, Democratic Socialist Greg Casar Prevails With Wide Margin". The Intercept. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Elections 2014". City of Austin. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Elections 2016". City of Austin. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Greg Casar wins re-election to District 4 city council seat". KXAN Austin. November 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Texas election results: Greg Casar wins Congressional District 35 race". KXAN Austin. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


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