A closer look at the candidates and where they stand on some hot button issues.
Beto O’Rourke is a former El Paso congressman and presidential candidate. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and served six years.by less than 3 percentage points.
"It's been 18 weeks since their kids have been killed, and not a thing has changed in this state to make it any less likely that any other child will meet the same fate," said O'Rourke. He also calls for other "commonsense solutions that most Texans agree on" like closing the private sale background check loophole, an effective red flag law system, safe storage and child access prevention laws, and stronger domestic violence reporting laws, according to his campaign website.On the hot-button issue of reproductive choice, O’Rourke pledged during the debate to restore it.
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