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Beto O’Rourke, CC ’95, announces 2020 presidential bid

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Despite his recent celebrity, O’Rourke’s time at Columbia was mostly free of organized political premonitions. He majored in English, walked on to the heavyweight rowing team, where he served as captain his junior year, and played in punk rock bands at music halls around campus.

By Noah Percy • March 14, 2019 at 10:25 AM

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