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  O'Rourke, Beto
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2019-07-01  
 
NameBeto O'Rourke
Address500 W. Overland, Box BB
El Paso, Texas 79901, United States
EmailNone
Website [Link]
Born September 26, 1972 (51 years)
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifedRBH
Nov 07, 2019 05:16pm
Tags Irish - Welsh - Married - Catholic - Straight -
InfoBeto O'Rourke is a life-long El Pasoan, who attended Carlos Rivera and Mesita elementary schools, and El Paso high school before graduating from Columbia University in 1995.

He lives in Sunset Heights with his wife, Amy Sanders, and three children. Amy helped start and runs the La Fe Preparatory School in Segundo Barrio.

Beto grew up in a family that was deeply involved in business and civic life in El Paso.

His mother Melissa O'Rourke worked for, and now owns, Charlottes Furniture, a business started by his grandmother in 1950. His father Pat O'Rourke was El Paso County Commissioner and then County Judge in the 1980s.

Beto returned to El Paso to contribute to the community he loves. Along with a few friends, Beto started Stanton Street Technology in 1999. The successful internet services and software company has employed dozens of El Pasoans in high skill, high wage technology jobs over the last 12 years.

Beto is committed to public service. He served on the El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2011.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
06/14/2021-06/17/2021 Public Opinion Strategies (R) 39.00% ( 0.0) 46.00% ( 0.0) 15.00% ( 0.0)
05/19/2018-05/21/2018 JMC Analytics and Polling 35.00% ( 0.0) 20.00% ( 0.0) 44.00% ( 0.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
10/08/2022-10/11/2022 Civiqs 41.00% ( 0.0) 56.00% ( 0.0) 3.00% ( 0.0)
09/22/2022-09/26/2022 Quinnipiac University 44.00% ( 8.0) 50.00% ( 3.0) 5.00% ( 12.0)
09/14/2022-09/18/2022 Siena Research Institute 39.00% ( 0.0) 52.00% ( 0.0) 8.00% ( 0.0)
12/02/2021-12/06/2021 Quinnipiac University 36.00% ( 9.0) 47.00% ( 0.0) 17.00% ( 9.0)
01/05/2019-01/11/2019 Atlantic Media & Research 28.00% ( 0.0) 44.00% ( 0.0) 28.00% ( 0.0)
10/28/2018-10/30/2018 Emerson College 48.00% ( 0.0) 44.00% ( 0.0) 8.00% ( 0.0)
10/09/2018-10/13/2018 SSRS 45.00% ( 0.0) 39.00% ( 0.0) 16.00% ( 0.0)
10/03/2018-10/09/2018 Quinnipiac University 45.00% ( 2.0) 47.00% ( 5.0) 8.00% ( 7.0)
09/19/2018-09/20/2018 Public Policy Polling 43.00% ( 23.0) 42.00% ( 23.0) 15.00% ( 46.0)
09/16/2018-09/18/2018 Vox Populi 43.00% ( 0.0) 35.00% ( 0.0) 22.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 01, 2019 06:00pm News Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 presidential race  Article Bojicat 
Apr 01, 2019 02:20pm General O'Rourke says every member of his Cabinet would hold monthly town halls  Article RP 
Mar 22, 2019 11:35am News Don't worry, Beto O'Rourke asks before he stands on counters  Article EastTexasDem 
Mar 18, 2019 06:00am News Beto O'Rourke raises $6.1 million on first day, topping Sanders and all other rivals  Article EastTexasDem 
Nov 10, 2018 12:00pm Opinion What Beto Won  Article IndyGeorgia 

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FAMILY
Wife Amy Hoover Sanders 00, 0000-
Father Pat O'Rourke 1942-2001

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/08/2022 TX Governor Lost 43.86% (-10.90%)
  03/01/2022 TX Governor - D Primary Won 91.41% (+88.28%)
  11/06/2018 TX US Senate Lost 48.33% (-2.57%)
  03/06/2018 TX US Senate - D Primary Won 61.81% (+38.09%)
  11/08/2016 TX District 16 Won 85.73% (+75.75%)
  03/01/2016 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 85.58% (+71.16%)
  11/04/2014 TX District 16 Won 67.49% (+38.32%)
  03/04/2014 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/2012 TX District 16 Won 65.42% (+32.49%)
  05/29/2012 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 50.47% (+6.12%)
  05/12/2007 El Paso City Council District 8 Won 69.94% (+39.88%)
  05/07/2005 El Paso City Council District 8 Won 56.63% (+13.25%)
ENTERED, DROPPED OUT
  08/11/2020 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-51.46%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  08/11/2024 US President - D Primaries ???
  08/11/2020 US Vice President - D Selection Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  03/03/2020 TX US Senate - D Primary Lost 0.00% (-22.31%)
  03/06/2018 TX District 16 - D Primary Lost 0.00% (-61.53%)
ENDORSEMENTS
TX District 32 - D Primary - Mar 05, 2024 D Julie Johnson
TX District 15 - D Primary - Mar 05, 2024 D Michelle Vallejo
MI US President - D Primary - Feb 27, 2024 I Uncommitted
MA US Senate - D Primary - Sep 01, 2020 D Joseph P. Kennedy, III
TX US President - D Primary - Mar 03, 2020 D Joe Biden
TX District 02 - D Primary - Mar 03, 2020 D Sima Ladjevardian
NY Attorney General - D Primary - Sep 13, 2018 D Sean Patrick Maloney
TX District 16 - D Primary - Mar 06, 2018 D Veronica Escobar
US House Minority Leader - Nov 30, 2016 D Tim Ryan
FEC COMMITTEES
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