Twin stands in for candidate
Political opponent says parade appearance was dishonest
Thursday, April 21, 2005 Posted: 9:15 AM EDT (1315 GMT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mayoral hopeful Julian Castro really wasn’t in two places at once. His twin brother took his place in a parade this week, waving to the crowd of thousands.
Castro told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he had a conflicting event and didn’t intend to deceive anyone.
“We can’t help that we look like each other,” said Castro, a City Council member and leading contender in next month’s election.
Retired state appeals court judge Phil Hardberger, one of Castro’s opponents, said he believes the parade appearance was dishonest and deceptive.
“If you’re 18 years old and having a date, it might be a youthful prank when you swap out your brother. But when you’re running for mayor of a city with 1.3 million people and sending in your brother as an impersonator … I do see a problem with it,” Hardberger said.
Julian Castro said his brother usually accompanies him in the parade, and they are rarely mistaken for each other when together.
from: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/twin.appearance.ap/index.html
