Rafael Simancas Simancas
Grupo SocialistaDeputy for Madrid since 10 August 2023
Born in 1966 · Diputado de la IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV y XV Legislaturas
Official profile on congreso.es ↗ · Report an error in this profile
Declared properties
✓ Data copied word for word from the official PDF and checked twice against the original.
According to their asset declaration of 24 July 2026.
- ViviendahomeDeclared share: 50%Madrid · Urban · acquired in 2002 · Ganancial · Compraventa
- PisohomeDeclared share: 50%Madrid · Urban · acquired in 2014 · Ganancial · Compraventa
- PisohomeDeclared share: 50%Madrid · Urban · acquired in 2016 · Ganancial · Compraventa
- PisohomeDeclared share: 50%Madrid · Urban · acquired in 2017 · Ganancial · Compraventa
Reported changes and notes (1)
- Declaración del 2026-07-24: Rústica y sociedad: 'Ninguno'. Observaciones (pág. 4): 'Todas las propiedades de bienes inmuebles, las rentas por arrendamiento y las cuentas bancarias están compartidas con mi cónyuge en régimen de gananciales.' Otros bienes: Plan Previsión Social Empresarial BBVA Cortes Generales 21.049,58. Respecto a 2023 ya no figura el Volvo V50 (2007) y aparece Volkswagen Tiguan (2025); el PDF no lo comenta.
Declared income
Income for the year before their declaration of 24 July 2026, exactly as they write it. Their pay from Congress is not declared here: it is published separately (see Pay).
€133,776total of the income they declare
Salaries, fees and other pay
- Retribución anual bruta (año 2025) percibida desde el Ministerio de Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes.122.526,48
Other income or payments
- Arrendamientos Bienes Inmuebles11.250,00
Income tax (IRPF) paid the previous year (net tax due)39.974,26 €
Page 1 of their declaration of 24 July 2026 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Accounts and deposits
Balance of all their deposits according to their declaration of 24 July 2026. Account numbers are not published.
€86,001in current accounts, savings accounts and other deposits
- Cuentas corrientes y fondo.86.000,58
Page 2 of their declaration of 24 July 2026 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Shares, funds and companies
€21,080value they declare (total of the official tables)
Government bonds, shares and holdings
According to their declaration of 24 July 2026.
- Acciones de iniciativas editoriales Sistema30
Other assets and rights (insurance, pension plans…)
According to their declaration of 24 July 2026.
- Plan Previsión Social Empresarial BBVA Cortes Generales21.049,58
Section “Otros bienes o derechos” (page 3) of their asset declaration · How it is obtained
Vehicles
- Seat Leónacquired in 2018
- Volkswagen Tiguanacquired in 2025
According to their asset declaration of 24 July 2026. Number plates are not published.
Debts and loans
Declares no debts or loans in their asset declaration of 24 July 2026.
Section “Deudas y obligaciones patrimoniales” of their official declaration · How it is obtained
Pay from Congress
€4,399.37a month (official 2026 amounts)
| Constitutional allowance | €3,366.99 |
| Expense allowance (exempt from income tax) · members elected for Madrid | €1,032.38 |
| Monthly total | €4,399.37 |
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No supplements for posts. Does not include other income (for example, a government minister’s salary) or travel expenses, which Congress pays directly.
Their votes in the plenary
All plenary votes of the XV term with a published roll call, since they became a deputy (19 September 2023 – 30 September 2026).
2,172votes cast out of 2,173 roll calls in which they held a seat (100%)
709 yes1,303 no160 abstain1 did not vote
Votes different from their group
Always voted the same as the majority of their group (or did not vote).
Roll-call votes from the Congress open data. The group for each vote is the one Congress publishes for that date; secret ballots are not counted · How it is calculated · All votes
Votes on housing
4 yes2 no1 abstain
- YesRental measuresGovernment decree-law · 28 April 2026 · RepealedReal Decreto-ley 8/2026, de 20 de marzo, de medidas en el alquiler en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas y sociales de la Guerra de Irán.
- AbstainAmend the Housing ActSUMAR proposal · 15 September 2026 · RejectedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para la modificación de la Ley 12/2023, de 24 de mayo, por el derecho a la vivienda.
- YesCurb property speculationSUMAR non-binding motion · 20 May 2026 · RejectedProposición no de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para frenar la especulación inmobiliaria y garantizar el acceso a una vivienda digna. Se vota en los términos de la enmienda transaccional presentada por el Grupo Parlamentario Socialista y el Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.
- NoAgainst illegal squattingPP proposal · 19 May 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, Orgánica contra la ocupación ilegal de inmuebles y para la convivencia vecinal y la protección de la seguridad de las personas y cosas en las comunidades de propietarios.
- NoUrban planning and housingPP proposal · 21 April 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, de medidas administrativas y procesales para la seguridad jurídica de la ordenación territorial y urbanística, el impulso del desarrollo urbano y la vivienda.
- YesRegulate tourist flatsEH Bildu proposal · 7 October 2025 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Euskal Herria Bildu, sobre control y regulación de la publicidad y contratación de los pisos turísticos.
- YesSeasonal and room rentalsSUMAR, ERC, Bildu and Mixed Group proposal · 17 December 2024 · PassedProposición de Ley de los Grupos Parlamentarios Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Euskal Herria Bildu y Mixto, para la regulación de los contratos de alquiler temporales y alquiler de habitaciones.
Roll-call votes published in the Congress open data. Tap a vote to see how each group voted and its official documents · All votes
Compatible posts and activities
What the deputy has declared and the plenary has deemed compatible with their seat, copied word for word from the Register of Interests.
Cargos públicos
- Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes y Asuntos Constitucionales, en funciones desde el 23 de julio de 2023, sin percibir remuneración alguna como diputado desde el 21 de julio de 2023. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Producción y creación literaria, científica, artística o técnica
- Autor de libros y publicaciones diversas. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Actividades privadas autorizadas
- Patrono de las Fundaciones Pablo Iglesias y Sistema, sin percepción económica. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
- Subdirector de la revista TEMAS, sin percepción económica. · plenary decision of 16 September 2026
- Miembro del Consejo Científico de la Fundación AVANZA, sin percepción económica. · plenary decision of 16 September 2026
Register of Interests - Activities (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Previous jobs and interests
Activities in the five years before taking their seat
According to their declaration of economic interests of 24 July 2026: those that may influence their political activity or that provided them with income.
- Secretaría de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes y Asuntos Constitucionales.Público21/07/2021 - Actualidad · Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes y Asuntos Constitucionales
- Congreso de los DiputadosPúblico2008- Actualidad · Diputado en las Cortes Generales
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid hasta 21/07/2021Público17/07/2010 - Actualidad · Profesor asociado a tiempo parcial. Con percepción económica hasta 21/07/2021
- Universidad Camilo José Cela hasta 21/07/2021Privado2015- Actualidad · Profesor Máster. Con percepción económica hasta 21/07/2021
- Universidad Complutense de MadridPúblico2010-2019 · Director de Cursos de Verano. Sin percepción económica.
Donations and gifts received
Declares no donations, gifts or unpaid benefits.
Foundations and associations they contribute to
- Partido Socialista Obrero Español: Aportación como cargo público establecida en los estatutos y reglamentos del PSOE por tener la condición de cargo público del PSOE. Aportación cuota partido.
Amendment of 24 July 2026 (PDF) ↗ · Declaration of 10 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Education
- Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología.
The profile does not say where they studied.
Text copied word for word from their personal profile on congreso.es ↗, written by each deputy. Public or private according to the official register of universities (RUCT) ↗ · How it is obtained
Career
Deputy for Madrid since 10 August 2023 · Diputado de la IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV y XV Legislaturas.
Before Congress
- Profesor de Ciencias Políticas.
- Miembro del Comité Federal del PSOE
Timeline
- AssetsDeclaration of assets and income (PDF) ↗
4 properties (4 homes) and 2 vehicles · debts: no loans declared
- PostVocal de la Comisión Constitucional
- PostVocal de la Diputación Permanente
- CongressBecomes a full deputy in the XV term
- AssetsDeclaration of assets and income (PDF) ↗
4 properties (4 homes) and 2 vehicles · debts: no loans declared
- CongressDeputy in the XIII term (2019)
- CongressDeputy in the XIV term (2019–2023)
- CongressDeputy in the XI term (2016)
- CongressDeputy in the XII term (2016–2019)
- CongressDeputy in the X term (2011–2015)
- CongressDeputy in the IX term (2008–2011)
Dates from their official profile (terms, current posts and years mentioned in their career) and from their declarations in this term. The figures for each asset declaration are those of that document; amendments only report changes.
Official documents
- Personal profile on congreso.es ↗
- Declaration of assets and income · 24 July 2026 (PDF) ↗
- Declaration of economic interests · 10 August 2023 (PDF) ↗
- Declaration of economic interests · 24 July 2026 (PDF) ↗
- Declaration of activities (PDF) ↗
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