It Sure Looks Like Julian Castro Plans to Run for President in 2020

Julian Castro, secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), center, gestures to employees as he and U.S President Barack Obama arrive to speak at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on July 31, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Castro, the former San Antonio, Texas mayor, was sworn in this week and will begin his duties on Monday, Aug. 4. Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images
By January 12, we’ll know if Julián Castro intends to run for president in 2020. But as of right now, everything seems to show a presidential campaign in his future.
Castro – once a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 bid – announced today that he’s forming a presidential exploratory committee, which helps determine whether someone should run for office. But even before he made this announcement, the politician has made his interest in running clear. Almost a year ago, he told NBC News, “I have every interest in running. Part of the process of figuring out whether I’m going to run is going to listen to folks and feel the temperature of voters.”