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• Was born in a political family.
• Was given the nickname Beto by his family when he was a kid.
• Studied at Escuela Montessori Del Valle preschool, Rivera Elementary School, Mesita Elementary School and El Paso High School.
• Former member of Cult of the Dead Cow, a computer hacker group.
• Played bass guitar in the band Foss.
• Served on El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2011.
• In 2012, 2014 and 2016, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
• In 2018, ran for U.S. Senate but lost to Republican Ted Cruz.
• Speaks Spanish.
• In March 2019, announced his candidacy for the presidential election.