Ted Cruz To Get A Democratic Challenger In 2018 Senate Race
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) plans to announce Friday that he’ll seek his party’s nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018, the Houston Chronicle and Politico report.
O’Rourke, 44, was first elected to Congress in 2012. The former punk rocker made national headlines earlier this month for going on a bipartisan road trip across the country with Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) after an East Coast storm grounded all flights to Washington. The two lawmakers streamed their impromptu drive from Texas on Facebook Live, jamming to music and fielding public policy questions from viewers.
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