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His father, Jessie Guzman, is a retired mathematics teacher from the Edgewood Independent School District on San Antonio's west side, and his mother, Marie "Rosie" Castro, is a community activist. Jessie and Rosie never married. Castro's mother named him after Rodolfo Gonzales's poem I Am Joaquin.
His father, a retired teacher, and his mother, a renowned community activist, instilled in him a deep appreciation for the democratic process and the importance of serving one’s community.
Apr 6, 2019 · Jesse Guzman is the father of San Antonio and national Democratic Politicians Julian and Joaquin Castro, photographed outside the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio on Friday,...
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Jan 23, 2015 · Rep. Joaquin Castro, left, and his twin brother, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro. ( National Journal) January 23, 2015. On a summer morning in 1999, Joaquin and Julián...
Jul 31, 2019 · You may not have realized it, but 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro—the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration—has a twin brother, U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro, and both of their high-profile paths in politics have been similar.
- Evan Ross Katz
Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Maria "Rosie" Castro and Jessie Guzman. He is the identical twin brother of current United States Representative Joaquin Castro; Julián was born a minute before Joaquin; they were born at 2:40 and 2:41 am, respectively. Castro is of Mexican descent.
Twins Peak – Texas Monthly. Politics & Policy. Twins Peak. Their mother was a chicana firebrand who fought the San Antonio establishment. Three decades later, Julián and Joaquin Castro have...
