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Julian Castro
For the former president of Venezuela, see Julián Castro.
Julián Castro (hoo-lee-AHN,[2]Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljan]; (born September 16, 1974)[3] is an American politician.
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He was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Before that, Castro was the Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 2009 to 2014. He held that office for three terms.
In January 2019, Castro announced his campaign to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
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He ended his campaign in January 2020.
Early life
[change | change source]Julian Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Maria "Rosie" Castro and Jessie Guzman.[4] He is the identical twin brother of current United States RepresentativeJoaquín Castro.[3] His mother was a Chicanapolitical activist who helped start the Chicano political party, La Raza Unida.
She also ran for the San Antonio City Council in 1971, but she did not