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Who did Beto O'Rourke defeat to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012?
Ted Cruz
Ricky Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
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In 2012, Beto O'Rourke defeated incumbent Silvestre Reyes to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. O'Rourke, a Democrat, was a former city councilman from El Paso, Texas, and Reyes, a Democrat, had been in Congress since 1993. The race was considered to be one of the most competitive in the country, and O'Rourke's victory was seen as a sign of the changing political landscape in Texas.
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