Beto O’Rourke.Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Former CongressmanBeto O’Rourkehas not ruled out a run for governor in Texas, according to a new report.
This weekend, the representatives for the Democratic politiciantold The Texas Tribunethat O’Rourke, 48, says “nothing’s changed” and that he’s not ruling himself out of the race against incumbent RepublicanGov. Greg Abbott, who is up for re-election in November 2022.
O’Rourke — who served three terms in the House of Representatives before narrowly losing a high-profile Senate race in 2018 against Sen. Ted Cruz — has been flirting with a political comeback since his brief 2020 presidential run.
But the Tribune report published Friday says O’Rourke’s team “quickly reached out” to clarify that comment.
“Nothing I said would preclude me from considering a run in the future,” O’Rourke told the outlet.
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O’Rourke led door-to-door wellness checks on Texas residents after the winter storms caused days-long power outages, leading tomore than 100 deaths.
O’Rourke is not the only one Democrat eyed for a gubernatorial run in the Lone Star state.
Former housing secretary and fellow 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro has routinely been asked about a future bid — although, hesaidit’s “very unlikely.”
source: people.com
