January 25, 2025
LBJ Student Center at Texas State University in San Marcos
LBJ Student Center at Texas State University in San Marcos
6:30 P.M. Reception
Followed By Dinner and Wine
Silent Auction
**Featuring Guest Speaker**
Beto O’Rourke
Former Texas Congressman
Beto O’Rourke is a fourth-generation Texan from a local political family. After his
college graduation, he returned to El Paso and began a business career. In 2005,
O’Rourke was elected to the El Paso City Council, serving until 2011; he served as
mayor pro tempore during his first year in office. O’Rourke was elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives in 2012 after defeating eight-term incumbent Democrat
Silvestre Reyes in the primary. After being re-elected to the House in 2014 and 2016,
O’Rourke declined to seek another term in 2018. In 2018 he sought the U.S. Senate
seat held by Republican Ted Cruz, running a competitive campaign that drew national
attention. Despite losing the election by a margin of 2.6%, O’Rourke set a record for
most votes ever cast for a Democrat in an election in Texas. On March 14, 2019,
O’Rourke announced his candidacy in the 2020 United States presidential election. He
suspended his campaign on November 1, 2019, due to a lack of traction and financial
issues. He later endorsed Joe Biden. On March 1, 2022, O’Rourke won the Democratic
nomination for the Texas gubernatorial election. He was defeated by Republican
incumbent Greg Abbott in the election. At the end of 2019, he launched Powered by
People registering and turning out Texas voters focusing on building the long-term
changes to the Texas electorate that will outlast any one candidate or campaign cycle.
Beto O’Rourke is a fourth-generation Texan from a local political family. After his
college graduation, he returned to El Paso and began a business career. In 2005,
O’Rourke was elected to the El Paso City Council, serving until 2011; he served as
mayor pro tempore during his first year in office. O’Rourke was elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives in 2012 after defeating eight-term incumbent Democrat
Silvestre Reyes in the primary. After being re-elected to the House in 2014 and 2016,
O’Rourke declined to seek another term in 2018. In 2018 he sought the U.S. Senate
seat held by Republican Ted Cruz, running a competitive campaign that drew national
attention. Despite losing the election by a margin of 2.6%, O’Rourke set a record for
most votes ever cast for a Democrat in an election in Texas. On March 14, 2019,
O’Rourke announced his candidacy in the 2020 United States presidential election. He
suspended his campaign on November 1, 2019, due to a lack of traction and financial
issues. He later endorsed Joe Biden. On March 1, 2022, O’Rourke won the Democratic
nomination for the Texas gubernatorial election. He was defeated by Republican
incumbent Greg Abbott in the election. At the end of 2019, he launched Powered by
People registering and turning out Texas voters focusing on building the long-term
changes to the Texas electorate that will outlast any one candidate or campaign cycle.
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