State Rep. Castro draws crowd at Woodlawn Lake

Joaquin Castro (photo)
State Rep. Dist. 125

Over one hundred and fifty supporters of State Rep. Joaquin Castro turned out at Woodlawn Lake, Saturday, July 22nd to hear the two-term legislator speak.

Introduced by Congressman Charlie Gonzalez, the crowd was a mix of District 125 voters, volunteers, elected officials and Democratic candidates who also support Castro.

Gonzalez said, "Joaquin is a good legislator who has heart for his constituents." Gonzalez touted the Castro family as one that served their community by standing up for those in need of good representation.

Joaquin's twin brother, Julian also spoke. Joaquin began by pointing out, "I am not Julian," to a crowd of laughter. He went on to say that, "Julian is one minute uglier than me."

Not to be outdone, Julian responsed that "Joaquin got his speaking ability from me."

The event offered tee-shirts, yard signs, plenty of food, drinks and sign in sheets for those who wished to volunteer to campaign for Castro.

Among the elected officials on hand, were: Judges Andy Mireles, David Rodriguez and Catherine Torres-Stahl. Other officials included: Balcones Heights Councilman Steve Walker, Le Lowry; elected representive for San Antonio's poor, and Commissioner Tommy Adkisson.

Judicial candidates included: Ina Castillo, Milton Fagin, Barbie Scharf-Zeldes, Ray Olivarri, Larry Noll, Laura Salinas and Peter Sakai. City Council candidates for District 8 & 4, respectively; Gloria Sanchez and Philip Cortez attended as well.