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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke
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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (/ ˈ b ɛ t oʊ /; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district in his native El Paso since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
O'Rourke won the general election held in November 2012, after having defeated incumbent U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes in the Democratic Party primary earlier that year.[1][2] The district includes most of El Paso County. Prior to his election to the U.S. Congress, O'Rourke was on the El Paso City Council from June 2005 to June 2011.
On March 31, 2017, O'Rourke announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Party member Ted Cruz in the 2018 U.S. federal midterm election.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017The Gap Between the Richest and Poorest in America I met Congressman O'Rourke when he was in Santa Fe for a wedding a few months ago. We talked in my gallery, and he struck me as very bright, sincere in his populism and his creative solutions, and a worthy opponent to beat Ted Cruz for the Texas Senate seat. I will publish more of his press releases and letters, starting with this one
