Beto O'Rourke

American politician (born 1972) · United States · Politicians

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S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.

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2019“Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47. We're not going to allow it to be used against a fellow American anymore.”In their words12 September 2019Said in a Democratic TV Debate - 7 key quotes from the Democratic debate in Houston (12 September 2019)Read the whole statement

2018“He’s dishonest. That’s why the president called him "Lyin’ Ted," and that’s why the nickname stuck. Because it’s true.”In their wordsIn response to an accusation during his second debate with Ted Cruz.Read the whole statement

2017“Punk rock, at its best, was just stripping down all the corporate rock I was hearing on the radio in the 1980s and getting down to its most basic roots.”In their wordsOn his days in his rock band, FossRead the whole statement

“He absolutely loved life and loved people and his family and gave it everything that he could.”In their wordsA tearful answer to the question "What’s the thing you take away from [Pat O'Rourke's, Beto's father,] life as a public servant?” during anRead the whole statement

“I absolutely have made mistakes, and some of them are very grave. I think people are owed that story and should make a decision based on the complete story.”In their wordsWhen asked about his "youthful indiscretions"Read the whole statement

“Ted Cruz doesn’t have an office anywhere near El Paso. John Cornyn doesn’t have an office anywhere near El Paso. Presidential candidates don’t come to El Paso.”In their words2017Read the whole statement

2013United States representativeOffice2013-20191972Born26 September 1972

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Beto O'Rourke during a rally in Austin, Texas, November 2018

O'Rourke senatorial campaign rally in Austin, Texas, November 2018

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O'Rourke at a presidential campaign event in April 2019

O'Rourke campaigning in Wichita Falls, Texas

O'Rourke rally at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

O'Rourke at the Inter-American Dialogue conference in 2016

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Beto O'Rourke

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Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47. We're not going to allow it to be used against a fellow American anymore.
Sep 12, 2019, Said in a Democratic TV Debate - 7 key quotes from the Democratic debate in Houston (12 September 2019), Own words
He’s dishonest. That’s why the president called him "Lyin’ Ted," and that’s why the nickname stuck. Because it’s true.
2018, In response to an accusation during his second debate with Ted Cruz., Own words
Punk rock, at its best, was just stripping down all the corporate rock I was hearing on the radio in the 1980s and getting down to its most basic roots.
2017, On his days in his rock band, Foss, Own words

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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.

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