Beto O'Rourke's friends never thought this 'weirdo musician might run for president'

Beto O'Rourke.
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At age 23, 2020 contender and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was working on her law degree. So was Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.). And Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke was sleeping on a futon in a Manhattan apartment's maid's quarters, working as a nanny.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.