Julian Castro - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
Explore Julian Castro net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Democratic politician who was elected as Mayor in San Antonio, Texas in 2009. He is twin brothers, Joaquin, who is also a politician. He started his stint in the US House of Representatives in 2013. In this article, we will discover how old is Julian Castro? Who is Julian Castro dating now & how much money does Julian Castro have?
| Name | Julian Castro |
| First Name | Julian |
| Last Name | Castro |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Birthday | September 16 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place of Birth | San Antonio |
| Home Town | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Rosie Castro, Jesse Guzman |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Erica Lira Castro |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Julian Castro Biography
Julian Castro is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 16, 1974 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. He is a strong supporter for He is a supporter of Barack Obama..
Julián Castro (/ˌ h uː l i ˈ ɑː n / HOO -lee-AHN , Spanish: [xuˈljan] ; born September 16, 1974) is an American politician from San Antonio. A member of the Democratic Party, he 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. Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Barack Obama’s cabinet in 2014.
Castro attended Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, where he played football, basketball and tennis; he also collected trading cards. He skipped his sophomore year and graduated in 1992, ranking ninth in his class. He had received an offer to play tennis at Trinity University, an NCAA Division III school in his hometown, but chose to attend Stanford University.
He got married to Erica Lira Castro in 2007 and they have one daughter called Carina along with a son called Cristian.
He delivered the keynote address in 2012’s Democratic National Convention in North Carolina.
Castro is of Mexican descent. His mother is a Chicana political activist who helped establish the Chicano political party La Raza Unida, and who ran for the San Antonio City Council in 1971. Castro once stated, “My mother is probably the biggest reason that my brother and I are in public service. Growing up, she would take us to a lot of rallies and organizational meetings and other things that are very boring for an 8-, 9-, 10-year-old”. His father, Jessie Guzman, is a retired mathematics teacher and political activist. Never married, Rosie and Jessie separated when Castro and his brother were eight years old. Castro’s Texan roots trace back to 1920, when his grandmother Victoria Castro joined extended family members there as a six-year-old orphan from northern Mexico.
Julian Castro Net Worth
Julian is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julian Castro's net worth $700 Thousand. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He went to Stanford in addition to Harvard Law School.
| Net Worth | $700 Thousand |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Politician |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
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, surpassing Henry Cisneros, who won his council seat in 1975 at age 27. Castro represented District 7, a precinct on the city’s west side with 115,000 residents. The population was 70 percent Hispanic and included a large number of senior citizens. As a councilman from 2001 to 2005, he opposed a PGA-approved golf course and large-scale real estate development on the city’s outer rim.
Castro ran for mayor of San Antonio in 2005 and was widely viewed as the front runner in a field that also included retired judge Phil Hardberger and conservative city councilman Carroll Schubert. He was defeated by approximately 4000 votes when Hardberger received 51.5% of the votes in the runoff. Following his election defeat, Castro established his own law practice.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Castro entered Harvard Law School in 1997 and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2000. His brother graduated from both schools with him. After law school, the two brothers worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld before starting their own firm in 2005.
Who is Julian Castro Dating?
According to our records, Julian Castro married to Erica Lira Castro . As of January 13, 2024, Julian Castro’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Julian Castro. You may help us to build the dating records for Julian Castro!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 is not a native Spanish speaker, but he began learning the language in 2010 while serving as mayor of San Antonio. He also studied Latin and Japanese in school.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Castro graduated from Stanford in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications. He said he began thinking about entering politics while at Stanford, where he and his brother launched their first campaigns and won student senate seats, tying for the highest number of votes. Castro has credited affirmative action for his admission into Stanford, telling The New York Times, “Joaquin and I got into Stanford because of affirmative action. I scored 1210 on my SATs, which was lower than the median matriculating student. But I did fine in college and in law school. So did Joaquin. I’m a strong supporter of affirmative action because I’ve seen it work in my own life”. Between his sophomore and junior years, Castro worked as an intern at the White House during the presidency of Bill Clinton.
Castro has been an advocate for LGBT rights and, as mayor, opposed the law in Texas (later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court) that denied legal recognition to same-sex marriages. He is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue. Castro was the first San Antonio mayor to serve as the grand marshal of the city’s Pride Parade in 2009 and in 2011 led a push to offer domestic partner benefits in the city. In 2012, he joined mayors across the country in signing the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” petition for same-sex marriage equality.
Facts & Trivia
Julian Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Julian Castro celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.
Castro ran for mayor of San Antonio again in 2009. Castro hired Christian Archer, who had run Hardberger’s campaign in 2005, to run his own 2009 campaign. Castro won the election on May 9, 2009 with 56.23% of the vote, his closest opponent being Trish DeBerry-Mejia. He became the fifth Latino mayor in the history of San Antonio. He was the youngest mayor of a top-50 American city. Castro easily won re-election in 2011 and 2013, receiving 82.9% of the vote in 2011 and 67% of the vote in 2013.
