Julián Castro Returns to Iowa for Town Hall on First in the Nation Caucus
Castro will host meet-and-greets in Wapello, Fort Madison, Ottumwa, Grinnell and Iowa City
SAN ANTONIO, TX (December 4, 2019) – Presidential candidate, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for President Obama and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro will return to Iowa on Monday for three days of events including a town hall on Iowa’s role as the First in the Nation Caucus.
Laura Belin, editor of Bleeding Heartland, will moderate the Tuesday evening town hall at Drake University. Secretary Castro sparked a national conversation when he called for a Democratic primary process that better represented the diversity of the country and the Democratic primary.
Castro, after being in Waterloo Friday for the Local America Presidential Forum, will return Monday through Wednesday.
On Monday, he will join Louisa County Democrats and community members for a meet-and-greet in Wapello and then meet Lee County Democrats during a stop in Fort Madison.
Secretary Castro will join Wapello County Democrats for a meet-and-greet in Ottumwa on Tuesday before the town hall in Des Moines.
On Wednesday, he will join students and community members for a town hall at Grinnell College and meet-and-greet at the University of Iowa.
More details will be released on other Wednesday events ahead of the trip.
Monday, December 9, 2019
WAPELLO MEET-AND-GREET
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join community members and local Democrats for a meet-and-greet in Louisa County
WHERE: Chief Brew, 324 Van Buren St., Wapello, IA 52653
WHEN: Monday, December 9, 3:30 PM CT/4:30 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Louisa County Democrats and community members
FORT MADISON MEET-AND-GREET
WHAT: Secretary Castro will host a meet-and-greet in Lee County
WHERE: Latin American Club, 1424 36th St., Fort Madison, IA 52627
WHEN: Monday, December 9, 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Lee County Democrats, LULAC members and community members
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
OTTUMWA MEET-AND-GREET
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join Wapello County Democrats for a meet-and-greet in Ottumwa
WHERE: 205 N James St., Ottumwa, IA 52501
WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 11:00 AM CT/12:00 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Wapello County Democrats and community members
FIRST IN THE NATION TOWN HALL
WHAT: Secretary Castro will host a town hall, moderated by Bleeding Heartland editor Laura Belin, on the role of Iowa and New Hampshire in the Democratic primary
WHERE: Drake University, Pomerantz Stage (in the Olmsted Center), 2875 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311
WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 5:00 PM CT/6:00 PM ET
Program begins at 6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Laura Belin, community members and students
