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Who did he initially compete with in the U.S. House of Representatives election in 2012?
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In the U.S. House of Representatives election in 2012, Republican challenger Beto O'Rourke initially competed with incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes. Reyes had served as the representative for Texas's 16th congressional district since 1993. O'Rourke, a businessman and former member of the El Paso City Council, had never run for political office before.
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