![]() New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, an oft-mentioned 2016 hopeful, has opted to lay low at the DNC. One of the few other party rising stars, Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, will speak Wednesday night. Behind Obama, the Democratic bench is weak. The other side of that coin is that he's unlikely to overshadow the man at the top of the ticket, as some worried Governor Chris Christie might in his equivalent keynote in Tampa last week. His selection offers a chance to introduce a young man the party sees as having great potential to a national audience - much like Democrats did with a certain state senator from Illinois in 2004. He helps the party with its appeal to Latino voters, a key voting bloc this year, and respond to the sea of diverse faces the GOP showcased in Tampa. Why Was He Tapped? Castro is a useful pick for Democrats for several reasons. House in Texas's 20th district (inner-city San Antonio) currently held by retiring Democrat Charlie Gonzalez.Ģ. Joaquin Castro serves in the Texas state house and, unlike his brother, actually faces an election this year: He's favored to win a seat in the U.S. His family is Mexican-American, and he's not a first-generation politician - his mother Rosie Castro describes herself as a "Chicana activist," and she passed the civic-engagement gene not only to Julián but also his twin brother Joaquin. A lawyer by training, he attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School. First elected in 2009, he was reelected last year with a whopping 82.9 percent share of the vote. Who Is This Guy? Julián (pronounced Hoo-li-AN) Castro, 37, is the mayor of Texas's second-largest city (yes, San Antonio is bigger than Dallas). You can read his full prepared remarks here, and here's what you need to know about the party's Texan rising star:ġ. ![]() Castro was the Democratic Party's first Hispanic keynote convention speaker. ![]() ![]() That's changing already: His speech drove more tweets per minute than any speaker at the Republican National Convention except Mitt Romney. (Getty Images)ĬHARLOTTE - San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro took the stage here Tuesday night as an unknown to the vast majority of viewers. Julián (left) and Joaquin Castro pause during preparations for the DNC at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte. ![]()
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