Greg Casar
Greg Casar | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pramila Jayapal |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Doggett (redistricted) |
| Member of the Austin City Council from the 4th district | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – February 4, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Chito Vela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregorio Eduardo Casar May 4, 1989 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America (2018–2022) |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Gregorio Eduardo Casar (born May 4, 1989) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Texas's 35th congressional district since 2023. He served as a member of the Austin City Council from the 4th district from 2015 to 2022. Casar is a member of the Democratic Party and was endorsed by the Working Families Party in his run for Congress. He was first elected to the Austin City Council in 2014, representing District 4. He was reelected in 2016 and 2020. He was elected to Congress in 2022.
Casar is the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He is a member of the Squad, which includes six other members who form the furthest-left wing faction of the House Democratic Caucus.
On August 25, 2025, Casar announced he would seek reelection in the newly-drawn 37th district, instead of his current 35th district, as a result of impending new congressional maps.