Greg Casar

Greg Casar and his spouse, Asha, welcomed their first child, a son, in October 2025.¹ His campaign biography also mentions the family's dog, Coco.² The son of Mexican immigrants, he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Virginia and worked as policy director at the Workers Defense Project.³

Casar served seven years on the Austin City Council, where his work focused on issues including housing, wages and protections for renters.⁴ In 2016, he championed a contract for Dallas County to test Austin's backlogged sexual assault evidence.⁵ He also supported the city's 2018 renewal of a Planned Parenthood health center lease.⁶

He entered Congress in January 2023 and chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus.⁴ His legislative priorities have included connecting the Texas electricity grid to neighboring grids, expanding worker rights, Medicare for All and abortion access.⁴²

For 2026, he is moving from the 35th District race to the redrawn 37th District because the new 35th no longer includes Austin.⁷ His affordability agenda proposes limits on utility bills, child care costs and prescription drug prices, alongside protections against surveillance pricing.⁷ Republican Lauren Peña is his November opponent.⁸