Former Texas congressman and Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke will make his first campaign stop in Northern Nevada on Thursday.

O’Rourke, who rose to national prominence during a high-profile 2018 bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, will hold a 10 a.m. town hall with UNR Young Democrats at Bibo Coffee Company, 945 Record St. in Reno.

From there, O’Rourke will head south for a 1:30 p.m. town hall with Carson City Democrats at Gather, 402 N. Carson St.

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The 46-year-old ex-El Paso city councilman landed third in a March poll of 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls in Nevada. He spent two days campaigning in and around Las Vegas in March.

O'Rourke's campaign said the candidate has driven more than 4,000 and visited 81 cities since announcing his candidacy last month.

He counts as the fourth presidential front-runner to visit Northern Nevada in April. U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris have each stumped in the region over the past three weeks.

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