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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Castro was seen as the Democratic star that could eventually rise to prominence in the deep red state of Texas. But with his party still years away from capitalizing on a demographic shift that could help Democrats compete for statewide power, the San Antonio mayor has opted instead to build his political clout in Washington as part of President Barack Obama’s cabinet. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro throws out the first pitch prior to an exhibition baseball game between the Texas Ranges and the San Diego Padres in San Antonio. Castro was seen as the Democratic star that could eventually rise to prominence in the deep red state of Texas. But with his party still years away from capitalizing on a demographic shift that could help Democrats compete for statewide power, the San Antonio mayor has opted instead to build his political clout in Washington as part of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Castro was seen as the Democratic star that could eventually rise to prominence in the deep red state of Texas. But with his party still years away from capitalizing on a demographic shift that could help Democrats compete for statewide power, the San Antonio mayor has opted instead to build his political clout in Washington as part of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton, second from left, stands with fellow democrats State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, left, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, and U.S. congressional hopeful Joaquin Castro, right, during a campaign rally in San Antonio. Castro was seen as the Democratic star that could eventually rise to prominence in the deep red state of Texas. But with his party still years away from capitalizing on a demographic shift that could help Democrats compete for statewide power, the San Antonio mayor has opted instead to build his political clout in Washington as part of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Julian Castro, mayor of San Antonio, Texas, left, shakes hands with visitors at USA Pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai, China. Castro was seen as the Democratic star that could eventually rise to prominence in the deep red state of Texas. But with his party still years away from capitalizing on a demographic shift that could help Democrats compete for statewide power, the San Antonio mayor has opted instead to build his political clout in Washington as part of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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President Barack Obama, left, listen to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, right, after announcing the nomination of Castro to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to replace current Secretary Shaun Donovan, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)