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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro was recently confirmed by the Senate as HUD secretary by a vote of 71-27, with 18 Republicans supporting the prominent Latino Democrat. Castro was first elected to the San Antonio city council in 2001 and was elected mayor in 2009. He has served three terms as mayor. And as mayor, Castro made the construction of affordable housing in San Antonio one of his administration’s goals.
