Name: Julian Castro

Website: https://www.julianforthefuture.com

Political activity: Castro was the mayor of San Antonio, TX from June, 2009 until July, 2014. From July, 2014 until January, 2017, Castro served as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

Date announced: Castro officially announced his campaign for president on Jan. 12, 2019.

Trips to Iowa: Castro spoke at the Story County Soup Supper in February. He currently has no stops planned for Ames.

Notable quotes:

• “We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don’t accept is the idea that some folks won’t even get a chance.”
• “Now, in Texas, we believe in the rugged individual. Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps, and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can’t do alone. We have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow.”