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Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. O'Rourke said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beto O’Rourke pivots to right in uphill bid to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

In this file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on a variety of matters at the Midland Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's Reagan Lunch at the Bush Convention Center, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Midland, Texas. Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. At the same time, Abbott for years has shown an ability to raise millions of dollars in a matter of days from executives of some of Texas’ largest corporations and energy firms. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP, File) **FILE**

Millions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke meets with local education leaders at Mercado District on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in McAllen, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Beto O’Rourke promises unity in new Texas governor bid

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke takes his calls for tough gun laws and inclusive immigration policies to Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. O'Rourke on Sunday laid out a progressive vision of a country that grants citizenship to young immigrants known as "Dreamers" and treats all immigrants with respect. He told an enthusiastic crowd in Phoenix that Democrats would rewrite immigration laws in their own image. (AP Photo/Jonathan Cooper)

O’Rourke looks past early primary states with Arizona rally

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during a gun safety forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Beto O’Rourke suggests ‘criminal consequences’ for Donald Trump after presidency ends

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) speaks to the crowd during the "Turn Out for Texas" concert and rally at Auditorium Shores on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke is running against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his senate seat. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP Images)

Beto O’Rourke twice as wealthy as Ted Cruz, with net worth of $9 million

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a campaign stop at Austin Community College Eastview, in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke has risen to national prominence on a workaday image that aligns closely with his politics but not his family's actual finances. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Despite everyman image, O’Rourke is even wealthier than Cruz

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“This group of people, and then some, are going to make me the first Democrat to be governor of the state of Texas since 1994,” O’Rourke told supporters in Fort Worth, where in 2018 he flipped Texas’ largest red county.

Greg Abbott to face Beto O'Rourke for Texas governor →

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