VIDEO: Beto O’Rourke Announces 2020 Presidential Bid. WATCH! The Fight / March 14, 2019 (Beto, with wife Amy) Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, who drew national attention and broke fundraising records with his losing campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz last year, announced on Thursday he is running for president in 2020. WATCH: FacebookTwitterTumblrLinkedinemail