Beto O’Rourke

Beto O’Rourke

Democrat

TX

Representative, 16th District

Last year in office: 2019

Beto O’Rourke is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th Congressional District. O’Rourke first took office in Congress in 2013 and left office in 2019.

Data as of Jan 3, 2019 · How these numbers are calculated

Beto O’Rourke: Voting Record & Political Positions

Beto O’Rourke's Voting Record at a Glance

  • Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 69 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1105, 48 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Beto O’Rourke Votes On

  • Immigration
  • Defense Spending
  • Health Insurance
  • Taxation
  • Infrastructure
  • Criminal Justice

How Beto O’Rourke Voted on Recent Bills

  • Yea on “Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017” (2018-12-21) — Passed
  • Nay on “Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.” (2018-09-26) — Passed
  • Not Voting on “Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018” (2018-09-04) — Passed
  • Nay on “Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” (2018-07-18) — Passed
  • Yea on “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018” (2018-06-27) — Failed
  • Yea on “Securing America's Future Act of 2018” (2018-06-21) — Failed

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