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Beto O'Rourke

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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( BEH-toh; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election. O'Rourke was born into a local political family in El Paso, Texas, and is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School and Columbia University. While studying at Columbia, he began a brief music career as bass guitarist in the post-hardcore band Foss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beto O'Rourke is the 18,986th most popular politician (down from 18,816th in 2019), the 17,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 16,483rd in 2019) and the 1,390th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Beto O'Rourke ranks 18,986 out of 19,576. Before him are Stavros Lambrinidis, Peter Obi, Marie Lindgren, Amelia Andersdotter, Stefan Petzner, and Diana Mocanu. After him are Mohammad Azharuddin, Soraya Haddad, François de Rugy, Serhii Sternenko, Alexander Downer, and Hazel Abel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Beto O'Rourke ranks 945. Before him are Charlie Haas, Yolanda Soler, Vladimir Šujster, Lucian Marinescu, Christa Campbell, and Paul Okon. After him are Christian Mayer, Saul Williams, Galina Kukleva, Jessica Hynes, Anna-Louise Plowman, and Alfonso Obregón.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beto O'Rourke ranks 17,078 out of 20,380. Before him are Halle Bailey (2000), Marcus Chong (1967), Billy Donovan (1965), Christopher Cassidy (1970), Scott Skiles (1964), and Aaron Peirsol (1983). After him are Carrie Steinseifer (1968), Derek Parra (1970), Robby Ginepri (1982), Clark Duke (1985), Lily Aldridge (1985), and Xavier McDaniel (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Beto O'Rourke ranks 1,390. Before him are Joni Ernst (1970), David Vitter (1961), Mark Kirk (1959), Bill Haslam (1958), Jared Polis (1975), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (1941). After him are Hazel Abel (1888), Louie Gohmert (1953), Earl Blumenauer (1948), David Beasley (1957), Emanuel Cleaver (1944), and Andy Beshear (1977).

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