Sources: Julian Castro Is Endorsing Hillary Clinton For President This Week In San Antonio

*This is probably the worst kept secret in Democratic Party politics. It was just a matter of when. So, officially, it’ll be this Thursday at a rally to launch a Latinos for Hillary group in San Antonio. VL

By Adrian Carrasquillo, BuzzFeed

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro will endorse Hillary Clinton for president next week in San Antonio, according to three sources with knowledge of the plan.

Clinton will be in town Oct. 15 for the first “Latinos for Hillary” organizing event in Texas and has made Hispanic voters a priority this fall, launching a bilingual SMS texting initiative to engage them, and showing up on stage at a Marc Anthony concert in Miami, among other efforts.

[pullquote]The campaign has repeatedly stressed that Clinton wants to be seen as a spokesperson and a champion for Latinos, in contrast to Republican rhetoric on immigration led by Donald Trump.[/pullquote]

Democratic strategist Maria Cardona said the campaign has always planned to roll out Hispanic endorsements as its Latino initiative got underway and the elected officials, like Rep. Xavier Becerra recently, have a “put me in, Coach” mentality, excited to campaign for Clinton.

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