| − | '''Robert Francis O'Rourke,''' (''Celtic:'' '''Roibeárd Ó Ruairc''') known as '''Beto O'Rourke''' and formerly as '''Rob O'Rourke''' (born September 26, 1972), unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democrat]]ic presidential nomination, dropping out months before the first primary. Prior to that, he lost in his bid to represent [[Texas]] in the [[U.S. Senate]]. Previously he 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> 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), unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democrat]]ic presidential nomination in 2020, dropping out in 2019 months before the first primary. Prior to that, he lost in his bid to represent [[Texas]] in the [[U.S. Senate]]. Previously he 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> 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. On November 1, 2019 Beto pulled the plug on his campaign which never really got off the ground.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (November 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/01/bye-bye-beto-a-look-back-at-beto-orourkes-flailed-failed-presidential-campaign/ Bye Bye Beto: A Look Back at Beto O’Rourke’s Flailed, Failed Presidential Campaign]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 1, 2019.</ref> | | 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. On November 1, 2019 Beto pulled the plug on his campaign which never really got off the ground.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (November 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/01/bye-bye-beto-a-look-back-at-beto-orourkes-flailed-failed-presidential-campaign/ Bye Bye Beto: A Look Back at Beto O’Rourke’s Flailed, Failed Presidential Campaign]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 1, 2019.</ref> |