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Beto O’Rourke is a fourth-generation Texan, born and raised in El Paso where he has served as a small business owner, a city council representative and a member of Congress. He founded and currently leads Powered by People, a Texas-based organization that works to expand democracy and produce Democratic victories through voter registration ...
Issues. Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today — and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas.
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The Beto O’Rourke platform does not support Medicare for All. Like the bulk of establishment Democratic candidates, O’Rourke focuses his healthcare policy on protecting the ACA and expanding Medicaid. Like many Democrats, O’Rourke’s websitesays he supports “creating a public option” and “achieving universal healthcare coverage,” but he has yet to o...
On the issue of immigration, O’Rourke has also positioned himself toward the center of today’s discourse. Like the majority of establishment candidates, he stops short of “Abolish ICE” as a policy position. As with healthcare, he does propose some liberal reforms but is not in favor of transformational change. Demands like, “End the militarization ...
There are issues on which O’Rourke does not take a more centrist line. While there have been a number of Democratic politicians, includingHouse Majority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who have shown a willingness to budge on reproductive justice, O’Rourke is uncompromising when it comes to women’s right to choose. On his website, O’Rourke say...
With his views on jobs and the economy, O’Rourke most clearly shows how he tries to marry pragmatic views that will appeal to moderates with a smattering of more progressive ideas. In the “Jobs” section of his website, O’Rourke echoes the moderate Republican fascination with apprenticeship programs, and he uses the language of “economic growth” whe...
O’Rourke’s educationpolicy is a bit more uniformly progressive, although he does not provide as clear a vision when it comes to student loans. Banning public dollars from going to private education, increasing school funding for impoverished communities, protecting teacher retirement, and de-emphasizing standardized testing form the core of an educ...
This is perhaps O’Rourke’s weakest stance when it comes to progressivism. “We’re at war in six countries right now and fighting enemies that didn’t exist when Congress authorized the global war on terrorism following 9/11. We need to support our service members by ensuring this country has defined victory, has adopted a comprehensive strategy to ac...
The progressive position O’Rourke is best known for is legalizing marijuana (which he viewsas a path to decreased gang violence). However, a number of states have already legalized weed, so it’s hard to say how bold a policy position this really is. Additionally, O’Rourke advocates for some of the liberal criminal justice reform proposals gaining p...
O’Rourke supports background checks for all gun sales, closing the gun show loophole, ending concealed carry reciprocity, and supporting gun research. However, again, O’Rourke stops short of a bold progressive position when it comes to firearms. The Beto O’Rourke platform referencesbanning the most deadly assault rifles on the campaign trail. Still...
Mar 14, 2019 · Politics Mar 14, 2019 1:46 PM EDT. Beto O’Rourke is a former congressman from Texas, a social media superstar and a fundraising machine who lost to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by three points in...
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Nov 18, 2021 · Beto O’Rourke, the former Democratic Congress member from El Paso and 2020 presidential candidate, is officially running for governor in Texas. But while his statewide performance stunned...
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Sep 29, 2022 · Beto O'Rourke is running for Texas governor: Here's what to know about the candidate. El Paso Times. September 29, 2022 · 6 min read. 513. Although Democrat Beto O'Rourke served in...
