Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting at Iowa State University on Wednesday.

O’Rourke, whose failed bid to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last fall made him a hot commodity in Democratic politics, is among the 15 Democrats seeking their party’s nomination in 2020, with several more still considering a bid. He’s also the latest to visit Ames and Story County since Jan. 1.

According to both O’Rourke’s website and the Story County Democrats Facebook page, O’Rourke’s town hall is scheduled begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Maintenance Shop in the ISU Memorial Union, 2229 Lincoln Way. Doors are scheduled to open at 6 p.m.

O’Rourke officially declared his candidacy in mid-March and is is near the top of the pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls in a recent Quinnipiac poll. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has not officially announced his candidacy, leads in the poll, released last week, with 29 percent, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders at 19 percent, with O’Rourke coming in third with 12 percent.