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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke<br>
|name=Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke<br>
(Democratic nominee against Republican Ted Cruz for United States Senator for Texas, 2018)
([[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee against [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ted Cruz]] for [[United States Senator]] for [[Texas]], 2018)
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|office=[[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas]]' 16th congressional district ([[El Paso]]-based)
|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for Texas' 16th congressional district ([[El Paso]]-based)
|term_start=January 3, 2013
|term_start=January 3, 2013
|term_end =January 2019 (pending)
|term_end =January 2019 (pending)
|preceded=Silvestre Reyes
|preceded=Silvestre Reyes
|succeeded=
|succeeded=Pending [[general election]] between Veronica Escobar (D) and Rick Seeberger (R)
|office2=El Paso City Council member for District 8
|office2=El Paso City Council member for District 8
|term_start2= June 1, 2005
|term_start2= June 1, 2005
O'Rourke has developed a friendly relationship with [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]] of Helotes, an [[African-American]] who represents Texas' 23rd congressional district. The two rode together by car in 2017 from Texas to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Bill Lambrecht, "From border to brink of Senate run," ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 17, 2017, pp. 1, A9.</ref> O'Rourke supports [[amnesty]] for [[illegal alien]]s, [[LGBT]], [[gun control]], [[Obamacare]], and [[abortion]]. He opposes the War on Drugs and urges the liberalization of narcotics laws.
O'Rourke has developed a friendly relationship with [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]] of Helotes, an [[African-American]] who represents Texas' 23rd congressional district. The two rode together by car in 2017 from Texas to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Bill Lambrecht, "From border to brink of Senate run," ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 17, 2017, pp. 1, A9.</ref> O'Rourke supports [[amnesty]] for [[illegal alien]]s, [[LGBT]], [[gun control]], [[Obamacare]], and [[abortion]]. He opposes the War on Drugs and urges the liberalization of narcotics laws.
O'Rourke is expected to be succeeded in the House by his fellow Democrat Veronica Escobar, who faces the Republican challenge of Rick Seeberger in the November 6 general election. In the March 6 primary, 49,868 voted in the District 16 Democratic contest, compared to only 10,489 on the Republican side.
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