San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to deliver keynote at Dem convention

San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will address the 2012 Democratic National Convention on opening night. Castro, 37, has been mayor for three years.

Castro will be the first Latino to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) July 31, 2012

Team Obama picks its keynote speaker — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. He'll speak on Tuesday with First Lady Michelle Obama

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) July 31, 2012

Julian Castro is DNC Convention keynote speaker. Previous ones:Mark Warner ('08), Barack Obama ('04), Harold Ford Jr ('00) & Evan Bayh('96)

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) July 31, 2012

Dems picking Julian Castro as keynote speaker at Convention an indication of how badly they need Hispanic vote energized.

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 31, 2012

Castro released a video to announce his keynote slot at the convention.

Just Announced: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to deliver keynote address @ 2012 Democratic Convention. #Latinos2012 http://t.co/RKR7aAlt

— Adrian Saenz (@AdrianSaenz) July 31, 2012