MaO’Rourke announces he’s running for president. JanuTwo weeks after leaving Congress, O’Rourke blogs in a travel-diary-style post on Medium about being “in and out of a funk” and hitting the road to “clear head” as calls grow for him to run.įebruO’Rourke joins a counter protest, dubbed the “March for Truth,” while President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in El Paso. Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke shake hands after a debate at McFarlin Auditorium at SMU on Septemin Dallas, Texas. He also refused to take money from political action committees. His campaign drew national attention because O’Rourke visited every county in Texas and focused on social media. NovemO’Rourke loses the election for US Senate to Cruz by a 3% margin. Cruz’s campaign initially accepts but later declines CNN’s invitation to participate. OctoTakes questions by himself at a CNN town hall. Ted Cruz.ĭecemThe National Defense Authorization Act for the 2017 fiscal year passes and includes a measure written by O’Rourke, mandating that service members must undergo a mental health examination before leaving the armed forces. MaAnnounces he will run for US Senate in Texas against the incumbent Sen. The measure passes as part of an omnibus spending bill on March 22, 2018. MaO’Rourke acts as a primary sponsor for the “Honor Our Commitment Act,” which directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand mental health services for veterans. He later refers to the incident as a “terrible mistake.”ġ999 - At age 26, O’Rourke co-founds Stanton Street Technology Group, an El Paso-based web design company.Ģ005 - He is elected as an El Paso city councilman, defeating the incumbent.Ģ013-2019 - O’Rourke wins a seat in the US House of Representatives and serves Texas’s 16th District for three terms. He completes a diversion program and the charges are dismissed. September 1998 - O’Rourke is arrested for drunk driving and charged with DWI.
He later says of the incident that he “jumped a fence at the University of Texas at El Paso which resulted in a burglary charge.” The charge is later dropped. May 1995 - O’Rourke is charged with a misdemeanor for burglary. Beto O'Rourke speaks to local residents during a meet and greet at the Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa.
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