Texas Rep. Joaquin CastroJoaquin CastroTop Hispanic Caucus members endorse Melissa Mark-Viverito in NY House primary Ousted watchdog says he told top State aides about Pompeo probe CHC says George Floyd death shows ‘tiny fraction’ of what people of color confront in their daily lives MORE (D) and his brother, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, will join Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) at stops along the Texas border, O’Rourke’s Senate campaign team announced Thursday.
Castro brothers are hitting the trail w/ @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/ig3TTDc1fd
— Andrea Drusch (@AndreaDrusch) September 20, 2018
The trip with the Castro brothers will come after O’Rourke’s first debate with incumbent Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R), scheduled for Friday.
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Polls have shown Cruz and O’Rourke in a tight race in deep-red Texas, and the Hispanic vote could be key to November’s results.
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Cruz is getting support from 45 percent of likely Hispanic voters, 9 percent shy of the 54 percent who support O’Rourke, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week.
Julián Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio, sits on the board of directors for Voto Latino, a nonprofit that encourages more political activity among Hispanics. He was considered as a potential vice presidential running mate to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE in 2016 in part because of his appeal to Hispanic voters.
He has also said that he is considering running for president in 2020, telling CSPAN in May that he would make a decision on whether to seek the nomination after the midterms.
His brother, Joaquin, has served in the House since 2013 as a representative for Texas’s 20th Congressional District, which includes part of San Antonio.