Joaquin Castro

Birth Name:

Joaquín Castro

Birth Place:

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Became active on the boards of such education-related non-profit organizations as the National College Advising Corps and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' Taskforce on Education
Created a literacy campaign and book drive in San Antonio called SA READS
Created the Trailblazers College Tour, raising money to help underprivileged students visit colleges
Graduated from Stanford University with honors in 1996 and received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2000
His identical twin brother Julian Castro also went into politics
His respect for and interest in public service was inspired by his retired teacher father and his community activist mother, who demonstrated the importance of being involved in political movements and civic causes
Worked for the Akin Grump Strauss Hauer & Feld law firm before starting his own firm with his brother in 2005
Served five terms in the Texas Legislature as state representative for District 125 before being elected to the U․S․ House
Was elected to represent Texas in the U․S․ House of Representatives in 2012
Served as a visiting professor of law at St․ Mary's University and as an adjunct professor at Trinity University

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