Joaquin CastroJoaquin Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio. He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Democratic Party (United States)Political partyThe Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the Republican Party, and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics. The Democratic Party initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs.
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThe United States secretary of housing and urban development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law.
Cabinet of the United StatesThe Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in the Cabinet Room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The vice president of the United States serves in the Cabinet by statute.
Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)PersonalPolitical positionsHonors and awardsBibliographyLegal careerCorporate careerActivities after 2016Public imageFirst Lady of ArkansasTenureFirst Lady of the United StatesTenureHealth care planChildren's Health Insurance ProgramAdoption and Safe Families ActFoster Care Independence ActVital VoicesClinton plan intelligence conspiracy theoryVast right-wing conspiracySave America's TreasuresWhite House Millennium CouncilHillarylandWhitewater controversyWhite House travel office controversyWhite House FBI files controversyCattle futures controversyUS senatorTenure2000 election2006 electionSecretary of StateTenureInternational tripsBenghazi attackObama administrationObama's foreign policyQDDREmail controversyHillary DoctrinePresidential campaigns2008PrimariesConventionEndorsements2016PrimariesConventionDebatesElectionRunning mate selectionEndorsements PoliticalNon-politicalCelebritiesBasket of deplorablesOrganizationsClinton FoundationState Department controversyOnward TogetherHillary Diane Rodham Clinton (néeRodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat.
Cabinet of Barack ObamaPersonalEarly life and careerFamilyHonorsPublic imagePublications Dreams from My FatherThe Audacity of HopeA Promised LandSummer playlistNon-profit organizations Obama FoundationOne America AppealSpeechesIllinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from IllinoisIllinois State Senate tenure2004 DNC keynote addressU.S. Senate tenure2004 electionsponsored bills44th President of the United StatesPresidencytimelineTransitionInaugurationsfirstsecondEfforts to impeachPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 daysRecovery ActTripsinternationalRussia nuclear treatyNobel Peace PrizeAffordable Care ActDodd–FrankIraq withdrawalKilling of Osama bin Laden2011 debt-ceiling crisisLibya interventionAfghanistan withdrawalBenghazi attack2013 debt-ceiling crisisAnti-ISIL campaignIraqSyriaTan suit controversyIran nuclear dealCuban thawSanctions against RussiaSelma 50th anniversary speechParis AgreementPoliciesEconomicEnergyForeignArcticEuropeEast AsiaMiddle EastSouth AsiaObama DoctrinePardonsMarineNativeSocialSpaceAppointmentsCabinetJudiciarySotomayorKaganGarlandSupreme Court candidatesPresidential campaigns2008electionprimariesconventiondebatesObama coalition2012electionprimariesconventiondebatesBarack Obama assumed office as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, and his term ended on January 20, 2017.2016 United States presidential electionPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Trump/Pence and blue denotes those won by Clinton/Kaine. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. On election night, Trump won 306 electors and Clinton 232. However, because of seven faithless electors (five Democratic and two Republican), Trump received 304 votes and Clinton 227.Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016.
San AntonioCity in Texas, United StatesCity in Texas, United StatesSan Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas (after Houston), and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census.
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017PersonalEarly life and careerFamilyHonorsPublic imagePublications Dreams from My FatherThe Audacity of HopeA Promised LandSummer playlistNon-profit organizations Obama FoundationOne America AppealSpeechesIllinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from IllinoisIllinois State Senate tenure2004 DNC keynote addressU.S. Senate tenure2004 electionsponsored bills44th President of the United StatesPresidencytimelineTransitionInaugurationsfirstsecondEfforts to impeachPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 daysRecovery ActTripsinternationalRussia nuclear treatyNobel Peace PrizeAffordable Care ActDodd–FrankIraq withdrawalKilling of Osama bin Laden2011 debt-ceiling crisisLibya interventionAfghanistan withdrawalBenghazi attack2013 debt-ceiling crisisAnti-ISIL campaignIraqSyriaTan suit controversyIran nuclear dealCuban thawSanctions against RussiaSelma 50th anniversary speechParis AgreementPoliciesEconomicEnergyForeignArcticEuropeEast AsiaMiddle EastSouth AsiaObama DoctrinePardonsMarineNativeSocialSpaceAppointmentsCabinetJudiciarySotomayorKaganGarlandSupreme Court candidatesPresidential campaigns2008electionprimariesconventiondebatesObama coalition2012electionprimariesconventiondebatesBarack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
List of mayors of San AntonioThe following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government. While the mayor presides over meetings of the City Council and is paid $3,000 more than other members of the council, the mayor does not wield executive authority or veto power.
TexasTexas ( TEK-səss) is a state in the United States. Located in the south-central part of the country, it borders Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico along the Rio Grande, and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an estimated population of over 31.7 million residents in 2025, it is the second-largest state by both area and population.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.