Andres Castro
Andres Castro (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]
Castro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Andres Castro was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from Kennesaw State University in 2013. His career experience includes working as a software engineer.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5
Arnetress Beatty, Andres Castro, and Victor Hill are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on May 19, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Andres Castro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Castro's responses.
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I’m a staff software engineer with a Computer Science degree from Kennesaw State University. I build complex systems, lead teams, and ship things that have to work for real people. That builder mindset shapes how I move: listen carefully, map the problem, fix what’s broken, and keep iterating until it serves the community.
My compass is family. I’m guided by my family, by the elders who raised me, and by the little ones who are watching what we build. They remind me why stability and belonging matter and why we fight for them. I’m a working-class advocate because I’ve seen the strength in our neighborhoods and how often that strength gets ignored.
The values that drive me are simple and personal: grit, community, and keeping families together. I show up, I listen hard, and I organize side by side with the people who make this city run.
My journey is rooted in gratitude for what my parents risked and pride in the community that raised me, and it’s a promise to fight so more families feel the safety and belonging mine fights for every day.- Housing is a right. We will build and rehab affordable and public housing at scale, stop displacement with real tenant protections, and tie development to good union jobs. Community land trusts, right to counsel for renters, and pathways to ownership will keep families rooted in the neighborhoods they built.
- Healthcare for all. Medicare for All means full coverage with no premiums, deductibles, or surprise bills. We will wipe out medical debt, expand clinics and mental health care, and take on drug price gouging. Your health should not depend on your bank account or your ZIP code.
- Power to workers. A living federal minimum wage indexed to inflation. Pass the PRO Act so people can organize without fear. Close corporate tax loopholes. Make AI and automation work for people through standards, transparency, and no-cost training so the next job is better, not gone.
I want transparent government, participatory budgeting, and to close corporate loopholes.
I fight for reproductive freedom, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and real public safety with accountability and ending mass incarceration.
I support humane immigration with a path to citizenship and an end to for-profit detention.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 18, 2025
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