Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (born September 26, 1972) is an American politician, businessman and the U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district in his native El Paso, Texas.O'Rourke won the general election held in November 2012, after having defeated incumbent Representative Silvestre Reyes in the Democratic primary earlier that year. The district includes most of El Paso County. Prior to his election to Congress, O'Rourke was on the El Paso City Council from June 2005 to June 2011. Wikipedia