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2020 Presidential Hopeful Julian Castro Stumps in Keokuk

"One Nation. One Destiny" That has been Julian Castro's campaign slogan since he announced in January of 2019 that he would be entering the crowded list of Democrats looking to oust Republican Donald Trump from the White House come next November. That motto carried through much of Castro's hour and a half long speech to roughly 120 Lee County Democrats and interested citizens when the former San Antonio Mayor and […]

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Presidential Hopeful Julian Castro to Visit Keokuk

The Lee County Democrats have announced that another 2020 presidential hopeful will be visiting the Tri-State Area. Julian Castro is a Texas native who served as the mayor of San Antonio from 2009 until 2014 when he was named the youngest ever Secretery of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under then-President Barack Obama. Castro also announced his presence as a player in the Democratic Party when he delivered a keynote […]

todayJuly 9, 2019 17

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Senator Booker Visits Keokuk on White House Stump

On first impression, one might wonder what kind of connection a United States Senator from New Jersey could possibly have to the State of Iowa. The junior senator played college football at Stanford University and has spent the last 6 years serving in Washington D.C. So how did Cory Booker plan to connect with potential voters Saturday in Keokuk as he made his push to secure the 2020 Democratic nomination […]

todayMay 28, 2019 20