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Democrat Beto O'Rourke looking at a U.S. Senate campaign
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, an El Paso Democrat, told The Texas Tribune he is considering running for the U.S. Senate.
"I am," the sophomore congressman said when Tribune CEO Evan Smith asked if O'Rourke is thinking about running for Senate in 2018 or 2020.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is up for re-election in 2018, while John Cornyn, the U.S. Senate majority whip, will be up for re-election and a fourth term in 2020.
"Am I looking at one of those two races? Yes," O'Rourke said Friday, but he declined to specify whether he would challenge Cornyn or Cruz.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/04/democrat-beto-orourke-looking-us-senate-campaign/
