Julian Castro 2020 presidential campaign facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Julian Castro 2020 presidential campaign |
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| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries) |
| Candidate | Julian Castro 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Announced January 12, 2019 Suspended January 2, 2020 |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas |
| Slogan | One Nation. One Destiny. |
The 2020 presidential campaign of Julian Castro, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, began on January 12, 2019. Castro was the fourth office-holding Democrat to formally announce a campaign in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, following Congressman John Delaney, State Sen. Richard Ojeda, and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
Castro would have become the first Hispanic president of the United States. Castro would also have been the first president elected from the cabinet since Herbert Hoover.
Castro ended his campaign on January 2, 2020 following low polling numbers. He endorsed Elizabeth Warren for President on January 6.
Endorsements
- Joaquin Castro, Congressman from TX-20 since 2013 and brother of candidate.
Images for kids
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Julian Castro and his twin brother Representative Joaquin Castro at the LBJ Presidential Library.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague meeting Castro in London in 2012
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Secretary Castro introducing President Obama at an event on the recovering housing sector in Phoenix, Arizona in January 2015.
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Castro speaking to the California Democratic Party State Convention in June 2019.
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