Where Does Julian Castro Stand On The Issues? Here’s Everything You Need To Know.

Julian Castro served as the U.S. secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 2014 to 2017. He was the youngest member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. A member of the Democratic Party, Castro previously served as mayor of his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, from 2009 to 2014 and as a member of the San Antonio City Council from 2001 to 2005. Castro’s twin brother Joaquin, a fellow Democrat, has been the U.S. congressman for Texas’ 20th congressional district since 2013. Castro is now seeking the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination, and he has recently polled in the low single digits.

Castro, who is of Mexican-American heritage, has a bachelor degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. As a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Castro presents himself as a full-spectrum leftist/progressive. Perhaps above all else, Castro is particularly aggressive in his leftist advocacy on the issue of immigration.