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A member of former President Barack Obama's Cabinet, Julian Castro, is rallying support for Jon Ossoff the leading Democratic candidate in the special election to take the Georgia congressional seat vacated by Republican Tom Price when he became Health and Human Services secretary.

Castro, who served as Obama's secretary of the House and Urban Development Department, met with supporters at Ossoff's office. Pictures of the event were posted online Saturday.

Castro served as mayor of San Antonio before he was tapped to join the Obama administration.

Ossoff is a former aide to Rep. Hank Johnson. Not only does he have the support of local Democratic leaders, but also has actors Samuel L. Jackson and Alyssa Milano campaigning for him. Donors have reportedly put contributed $8 million for the candidate.

Meanwhile on the Republican side, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lent his voice for a robocall urging support for state Sen. Judson Hill, according to the local NBC affiliate. Among the other GOP candidates is former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel. Meanwhile, Karen Giorno, a former senior adviser for the Trump campaign, is out supporting Bob Gray, a former Johns Creek city councilman.

The day of the special election for the conservative-leaning Atlanta suburb district is scheduled for April 18. If no candidate is able to reach a 50 percent threshold, then the top two candidates will participate in a runoff on June 20.

According to a Washington Examiner analysis, Ossof likely will make the second round of voting, but will probably lose in that contest.

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