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'''Robert Francis O'Rourke,''' (''Celtic:'' '''Roibeárd Ó Ruairc''') known as '''Beto O'Rourke''' and formerly as '''Rob O'Rourke''' (born September 26, 1972), served from 2013 to 2019 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 16th congressional district, based in his native [[El Paso]]. El Paso is the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s headquarters for the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://www.dea.gov/el-paso-intelligence-center-epic</ref> He was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for the [[United States Senate]] in 2018. Beto has received financial contributions from [[Jeffrey Epstein]].
'''Robert Francis O'Rourke,''' (''Celtic:'' '''Roibeárd Ó Ruairc''') known as '''Beto O'Rourke''' and formerly as '''Rob O'Rourke''' (born September 26, 1972), served from 2013 to 2019 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 16th congressional district, based in his native [[El Paso]], the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s (DEA) headquarters for the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://www.dea.gov/el-paso-intelligence-center-epic</ref> He was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for the [[United States Senate]] in 2018. Beto has received financial contributions from [[Jeffrey Epstein]].
O'Rourke, who supports the [[Green New Deal]], accepted $476,325 from the oil and gas industry after taking the "No Fossil Fuel Money" pledge,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/executive-producer-of-new-beto-doc-carbon-based-fuels-rule-the-world-thats-not-going-to-change/</ref> making him the second-biggest recipient of fossil fuel money in Congress.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=E01++</ref> Initially O'Rourke's [[white privilege]] propelled him into the top ranks of [[2020 presidential election|2020 Democratic presidential contenders]]; the more he spoke the more his poll numbers faltered .
O'Rourke, who supports the [[Green New Deal]], accepted $476,325 from the oil and gas industry after taking the "No Fossil Fuel Money" pledge,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/executive-producer-of-new-beto-doc-carbon-based-fuels-rule-the-world-thats-not-going-to-change/</ref> making him the second-biggest recipient of fossil fuel money in Congress.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=E01++</ref> Initially O'Rourke's [[white privilege]] propelled him into the top ranks of [[2020 presidential election|2020 Democratic presidential contenders]]; the more he spoke the more his poll numbers faltered .