Jul 11, 2022
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 and direct voter engagement. Powered by People
has helped register over 250,000 unregistered Texans to vote since
its inception in December 2019.
Beto is married to Amy O’Rourke and together they are raising
Ulysses, Molly and Henry in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights.