02 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development JULIAN CASTRO swings at a piñata in Des Moines Saturday. Castro visited a Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) block party in in the community. Castro is in Iowa campaigning to be the Democratic nominee for the US Presidency in 2020. Iowa is the first state to host a presidential selection event. The Iowa caucuses are Feb. 3, 2020. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ