How Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Raised $23 Million to Challenge Sen. Cruz

Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke has declared he will reject all funding from political action committees in his bid to defeat incumbent Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in November -- but a closer look suggests O’Rourke’s sources of campaign cash are much more traditional than his campaign rhetoric might suggest.

Among his supporters: The pro-Democratic groups J Street and ActBlue, as well as retirees and individual donors heavily concentrated in the fields of education, law, and technology.