Julián Castro

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~~**Julián Wilson Castro** (September 16, 2074 - July 12, 2075) served as the 59th President of the United States from 12:33 to 6:22 PM on February 13, 2042. He was President for only 6 hours before resigning and being nearly convicted of treason for selling American military secrets to the People's Republic of China. He is the second shortest serving President in American history, behind Udall Snell.~~ ***VOID***

~~He also served as the 60th Vice President of the united States for a year and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is ranked as one of the worst Presidents of all time for his childish character, abysmal leadership skills, attempts at treason and careless attitude.~~

## Early life

Julián Castro was born on September 16, 1974 to Rosie Castro and Jesse Guzman in Texas. As a child, Castro would excel in many areas of study and would skip sophomore year of high school, which allowed him to graduate high school in 1992. He would attend Stanford University from 1992 until 1996, from which he would graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science and communications. Following this, Castro would attend Harvard Law School from 1997 until 2000, from which he would graduate with a Juris Doctor. During his time at Harvard, he would work for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Following his graduation from Harvard, Castro was elected to the city council of his home city, San Antonio, with a landslide, obtaining 61% of the vote against five other candidates; this election would see him as the youngest councilman ever elected to the San Antonio city council, obtaining the position at age 26.

## Political career

In 2005, Castro declared his candidacy for Mayor of San Antonio and would be a prominent front runner in this election. Despite this, however, Castro would be defeated by retired Judge Phil Hardberger, who obtained 51.5% of the vote in a runoff.

Following his defeat in the Mayor election, Castro founded his own lawfirm with his brother, Joaquin Castro, and would primarily run it as a career until 2009, when Castro decided to run for Mayor of San Antonio yet again.

In this election, Castro would successfully become Mayor with 56.23% of the vote. During his first term as Mayor, Castro's popularity would begin to drastically increase, as in 2010, Castro was added to the World Economic Forum's list of Young Global Leaders and would be recognized by Time Magazine as a "rising star in American politics." During this year, Castro would also create the program "SA2020", which would outline the agenda of San Antonio for the next decade. Through this program, Castro successfully created Cafe College, a program designed for helping San Antonio-area students with college ambitions, and expanded San Antonio's pre-kindergarten program with the help of prominent businessmen Charles Butt and Joe Robles. Castro would be re-elected as Mayor for two more terms with landslides, winning with 82.9% of the vote in 2011 and 67% of the vote in 2013. Castro would serve in this position until 2014.

In 2012, Castro would garner more attention on the national stage, as he would be the first Hispanic to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

In 2014, Castro was appointed by President Barack Obama as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In 2016, Castro's popularity would continue to increase, as Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton announced that she was considering him for the position of Vice President. Although Clinton would ultimately choose Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as her running mate, Castro would still campaign for her. Upon the commencement of the Trump Administration of 2017, Castro would also be out of the Cabinet.

## Presidential campaigns

In 2020, Castro would attempt his first Presidential run. Despite his track record of widespread popularity, however, he would be attacked for ageism against former Vice President Joe Biden, as multiple candidates would criticize him for such and the media would accuse him of bullying Biden. Castro would fail to gain the traction he needed for a successful Presidential run and would conclude his candidacy on January 2, 2020, and endorse Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

In 2022, Castro would announce his candidacy for the US House of Representatives in a district near his home of San Antonio (Not in San Antonio, however, due to his brother, Joaquin Castro, representing it). He would easily be elected to Congress and would thus begin his first term in it. In Congress, he would support the far-left agenda of President Bernie Sanders.

In 2024, Castro would declare a second Presidential run. Much like his first, however, he would not be seen as a front runner, and would lose to the widely popular Andrew Yang. He would, however, be re-elected for a second term in the House of Representatives in this year and would thus continue to serve in Congress. Castro would be re-elected for two additional terms, once in 2026 and once in 2028, yet would be unseated in 2030 by Republican nominee Antonio Uprise as Republicans garnered more influence.

In 2033, Castro would be appointed the position of Secretary of Education by President Tulsi Gabbard. Serving in it for the next eight years, Castro would work closely with Vice President Andrew Cuomo, who had ambitions in the realm of education, which would see him become Ozymandias's running mate in the 2040 Presidential Election.

## Vice Presidency (2041-2042)

~~In 2041, Castro would become Vice President under the Ozymandias Administration, in which he would support most if not all of President Coronado's actions, including those of which were illegal. Upon hearing Ozymandias's plan to sell confidential military information to China, Castro was alarmed, yet ultimately stood by the President in his decision to do so; throughout the Ozymandias Administration, Castro would not have many ambitions of his own and would simply follow Ozymandias in a partisan manner.~~

~~Castro's knowing compliance with Ozymandias's corrupt and illegal actions would see him impeached alongside Cuomo for Disclosure of Classified Information when it was revealed just what Cuomo had done (Unlike Ozymandias, however, this would be Castro's only charge).~~

## Presidency (February 13, 2042)

~~Upon Ozymandias's resignation during the February Protest, Castro assumed the Presidency and preemptively pardoned former President Coronado Ozymandias. Following this, he met with his Cabinet to discuss ideas of what to do about the riots outside the White House that could pose potential danger to him. During the meeting, Castro's incompetency would be clear, as it would become very apparent to the Cabinet just how unfit Castro was to serve as President. Because of this, the 25th Amendment would be used to declare President Castro incapable of serving, and would thus make House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Acting President. Two hours later, given that he had no incentive to remain President, Castro resigned from the position and announced his retirement.~~

~~Following Castro's resignation, he would be tried by the Senate alongside Ozymandias. Unlike Cuomo, however, Castro would be acquitted by the Senate, and would thus face no punishment for what transpired during the Ozymandias Administration.~~

~~Castro's resignation sparked a debate on whether he should even have been considered a "President" due to his administration's absurdly short run time. He is listed on the White House website as the 59th President and he is listed among the other Presidents, yet was rarely invited to meetings that include former Presidents.~~

### ~~Threat of the 25th Amendment~~

~~When Castro took office he called an emergency meeting of the cabinet to try and convince them of his innocents. He was shut down when he was informed that the cabinet were preparing to invoke the 25th Amendment. Castro retorted that he could fire the entire cabinet and halt any attempts of a invoking of the 25th as without a Vice President he could fire everyone. He relented after realizing that Congress was able and ready to fast track an impeachment and removal from Office.~~

### ~~Attempts to overthrow the Cabinet~~

~~Once President Castro had made the decision to resign his office he wanted revenge against the cabinet for denying him the ability to remain as President so in a final act of revenge he fired the entire cabinet with the exception of the Secretary of State who was required to accept his resignation letter for it to go into effect.~~

### ~~Resignation~~

~~At 6:21 Castro hands over his letter of resignation to Secretary of State Jim Moss who signed the letter at 6:22 stating he had received it, thus pushing it into effect.~~

### ~~2042 timeline of events~~

~~February 13th 12:33 PM~~

~~Julián Castro is sworn in as the 59th President of the United States~~

* ~~February 13th, 12:33~~

~~Castro holds an Oval Office Address to try and calm the Nation, this does nothing.~~

* ~~February 13th 1:15~~

~~President Castro Meets with the cabinet for the first and last time to discuss his Presidency. He wanted to remain President and fill out the remaining term, however his cabinet rebelled calling him a traitor and that he did not deserve to be President. He was told that if he did not resign then he would be removed by the cabinet using 25th Amendment. Castro considered firing the entire cabinet to remain President but knew he would just be impeached by Congress anyway.~~

* ~~February 13th 3:13~~

~~President Castro Pardons Former Ozymandias to try and bind some old wounds.~~

* ~~February 13th 4:45~~

~~President Castro fires his whole cabinet as revenge for denying him a continued stay in office, with the exception of his secretary of State.~~

* ~~February 13th 5:30~~

~~Castro begins to draft his resignation letter.~~

* ~~February 13th 6:22~~

~~President Castro hands his letter of resignation to the Secretary of State and officially surrendered the Office of President.~~

* ~~February 13th 6:47~~

~~Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is brought to the White House and is sworn in as the 60th President of the United States.~~