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Beto O’Rourke releases 10 years of tax returns

The former El Paso congressman and his wife, Amy, made more than $370,000 in 2017 — including $11,000 from an internet company he co-founded and $53,000 from her consulting work.

by Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, 46, speaks with supporters during a three day road trip across Iowa, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S., March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Brewer
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke of Texas spoke with supporters during a three-day road trip across Iowa last month. Credit: Ben Brewer/REUTERS

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke released 10 years’ worth of tax returns Monday night, becoming the latest 2020 presidential contender to reveal information about his personal finances.

The Democratic candidate’s disclosure came shortly after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who is also running for president, released his tax returns dating to 2009.

The returns show that O’Rourke and his wife, Amy, made more than $370,000 in 2017, the most recent year for which they released returns. That amount includes O’Rourke’s $162,211 salary as a member of Congress representing Texas and more than $11,000 from Stanton Street Technology, an El Paso-based Internet company O’Rourke co-founded in 1999.

It also includes about $53,000 in income from the Council on Regional Economic Expansion and Educational Development. Amy O’Rourke has worked as a consultant for the philanthropic organization, which aims to improve the academic performance of students in the El Paso area.

Earlier in the day, O’Rourke told reporters that he would release his tax returns in an effort to be transparent with voters — and he criticized President Donald Trump for not doing the same.

“If he must be compelled through a subpoena to do so, so be it,” O’Rourke said after a town hall in Charlotte on Monday morning. “But everyone who runs to seek that office should release their taxes.”

Jenna Johnson in Charlotte and Michael Scherer in Washington contributed to this report.

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Felicia Sonmez

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