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O'Rourke was elected to the first of his three terms in Congress in November 2012. Earlier in the year he had unseated the incumbent Representative Silvestre Reyes, a fellow Democrat. Before his congressional years, the [[business]]man O'Rourke represented District 8 on the El Paso City Council.
O'Rourke was elected to the first of his three terms in Congress in November 2012. Earlier in the year he had unseated the incumbent Representative Silvestre Reyes, a fellow Democrat. Before his congressional years, the [[business]]man O'Rourke represented District 8 on the El Paso City Council.
Despite portraying himself as an "everyman," O'Rourke is twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz.<ref>Weissert, Will (October 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/10/beto-orourke-twice-wealthy-ted-cruz-net-worth-9-mi/ Despite everyman image, Beto O'Rourke twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz]. ''The Washington Times'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved October 11, 2018.</ref>
Despite portraying himself as an "everyman," O'Rourke is twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz.<ref>Weissert, Will (October 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/10/beto-orourke-twice-wealthy-ted-cruz-net-worth-9-mi/ Despite everyman image, Beto O'Rourke twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz]. ''The Washington Times'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved October 11, 2018.</ref> During his campaign, he spent $18 million on consultants despite promising not to spend any money on them.<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (October 31, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-orourke-spends-18m-on-consultancy-firm-despite-promising-not-to-hire-any-consultants Beto O'Rourke spends $18M on consultancy firm despite promising not to hire any consultants]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 31, 2018.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==