Beto O'Rourke signed a pledge to turn away donations from fossil fuel industry executives, moving to blunt criticism that has dogged his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
Beto O'Rourke signed a pledge to turn away donations from fossil fuel industry executives Wednesday, moving to blunt criticism that has dogged his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The former congressman from Texas rejected contributions from lobbyists and political action committees this year and during his 2018 Senate run. But he has faced persistent questions and criticism at campaign events -- often from university students -- about why he accepted donations from individual oil and gas industry executives. "We returned any money we received over $200 from any fossil fuel company executives.
— Beto O'Rourke May 1, 2019 The pledge comes the same week O'Rourke rolled out a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change, with a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Read MoreO'Rourke said he was signing the pledge because he had been urged to do so by students at the College of William & Mary in Virginia and at other universities. Spokesman Chris Evans said he could not immediately say how many contributions had been returned or what their total value is.
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