Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) is preparing to run for governor of Texas in 2022, with an announcement expected later this year, Axios reports.
“O’Rourke’s entry would give Democrats a high-profile candidate with a national fundraising network to challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — and give O’Rourke, a former three-term congressman from El Paso and 2020 presidential candidate and voting rights activist, a path to a political comeback.”
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