Democrat Beto O’Rourke Announces 2020 Presidential Run

Texan who narrowly lost Senate race in ’18 brings national profile, fund-raising clout to crowded contest

Former Texas Representative Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday he is running for president, aiming to parlay his turn as one of the Democratic stars of the 2018 midterm elections into a run at his party’s nomination.

Mr. O’Rourke is the 15th Democrat to enter the contest. He joins the race as an instant first-tier candidate, commanding an online donor network second in size only to the one Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders carried over from his 2016 presidential effort.