Joaquin Castro

Who is Joaquin Castro?

Joaquin Castro is an American Democratic politician who was the youngest member of President Obama's Cabinet, serving as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017.

What is Joaquin Castro Famous for?

Joaquin Castro is best famous for serving as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Obama's cabinet in 2014 and served till 2017.

Where was Joaquin Castro Born?

Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas, the US on September 16, 1974, to the parents Maria "Rosie" Castro and Jessie Guzman. His mother is a Chicana political activist and his father, Jessie Guzman, is a retired mathematics teacher and political activist. They never married and Jessie separated when Castro and his brother were eight years old. He holds American nationality and belongs to Spanish ethnicity. He is a Catholic and his zodiac is Virgo. Growing up, Their mother would take him and his brother to a lot of rallies and organizational meetings which hugely helped them to pursue a public service career. He is the identical twin brother of current United States Representative Joaquin Castro. Castro attended Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. Castro graduated from Stanford in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in political science and communications. Castro entered Harvard Law School in 1997 and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2000. 

How is Joaquin Castro's Career?

In 2001, Castro was elected to the San Antonio City Council, winning 61 percent of the vote against five challengers.  At age 26 he was the youngest city councilman in San Antonio history. Castro ran for mayor of San Antonio in 2005 but got defeated. Castro ran for mayor of San Antonio again in 2009 which he won on May 9, 2009. Thereafter, Castro easily won re-election in 2011 and 2013, receiving 82.9% of the vote in 2011 and 67% of the vote in 2013. Castro gained national attention in 2012 when he was the first Hispanic to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2014, Castro accepted President Barack Obama's offer of the position of United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and served till 2017. In late January 2016, Castro began to campaign for Clinton in Iowa, a move interpreted as a test of his appeal to the electorate. Castro formally announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on January 12, 2019. Castro emphasizing on Medicare-for-all, universal pre-K, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as part of comprehensive immigration reform. Castro has been an advocate for LGBT rights.

What is Joaquin Castro's Net Worth?

Joaquin Castro has net worth lower than the average net worth of mostly Democratic representatives. In 2012, it was estimated between $51,002 and $249,999. Currently, his actual net worth is not revealed. Also regarding his houses, businesses, cars and their worth are not estimated.

How is Joaquin Castro's Personal Life?

Joaquin is a married man. In 2007, Castro married Erica Lira, an elementary school teacher. They had a daughter in 2009 and a son in December 2014. He is Catholic. He speaks Spanish, but it is reported that he is not fluent and studied Latin and Japanese in school.

How Tall is Joaquin Castro?

His height and weight are not revealed.

How popular is Joaquin Castro on Social Medias?

Joaquin Castro is available on Instagram with profile id @JoaquinCastrotx and on Twitter, @JoaquinCastrotx where he has retained more than 16.8k and 205K followers respectively. His Facebook page, @JoaquinCastrotx has 102k followers.

Facts to be known about Joaquin Castro:

1. Joaquin's twin brother, Julián is one minute older than him: they were born at 2:40 and 2:41 am, respectively.
2. In March 2010, Castro was named to the World Economic Forum's list of Young Global Leaders. Later that year, Time magazine placed him on its "40 under 40" list of rising stars in American politics.
3. On July 28, 2014, his first day in office, Castro was honored at a reception called "Celebrating Latino Cabinet Members" hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
4. In July 2016, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued a finding that Castro had violated the Hatch Act by commenting on the 2016 campaign while giving an interview in an official capacity; Castro admitted the error and ordered his team to improve training on the Hatch Act.
5. In October 2018, Castro published his memoir, An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream through Little, Brown, and Company.
6. Castro was the first San Antonio mayor to serve as the grand marshal of the city's Pride Parade in 2009 and 2011.
7. In 2012, he joined mayors across the country in signing the "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" petition for same-sex marriage equality.
8. In his remarks during the first round of 2019 Democrat Presidential debates, Castro pledged to make abortions available to trans men, mistakenly referring to them as trans women. 
9. He later rectified himself to include all trans and non-binary people after having been corrected on Twitter.
10. Despite his Catholic background, Castro is pro-choice and has "vigorously" opposed state laws limiting abortion access after the 20th week of pregnancy and other restrictions.