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Julian Castro: I’m running for president

By Naomi Lim
Published January 12, 2019 5:53pm ET
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Julian Castro: I’m running for president
Democrat Julian Castro talks about exploring the possibility of running for president in 2020, at his home in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The announcement Wednesday gives the 44-year-old Castro a jump-start on what’s likely to be a crowded Democratic primary field that has no clear front-runner. He tells The Associated Press he plans to announce his ultimate decision in early January. | (Eric Gay/AP)

Julian Castro, the former Obama administration housing secretary and ex-mayor of San Antonio, Texas, is officially running for president.

Castro, 44, the grandson of a Mexican immigrant and son of an outspoken Chicana activist, made his announcement on Saturday at San Antonio’s Plaza Guadalupe, a historic outdoor amphitheater close to his childhood haunts.

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