Beto O'Rourke Raised $6.1 Million on First Day in the 2020 Race O'Rourke topped Bernie Sanders and all other 2020 Democrats who have disclosed their figures. O'Rourke announced Monday that he had raised $6,136,763 in the 24 hours since announcing his candidacy. Beto O'Rourke, via statement The former Texas congressman set a fundraising record of $80 million in his 2018 U.S. Senate race loss to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Last month, Bernie Sanders' campaign
raised a then-record-setting
$5.9 million in his first 24 hours. O'Rourke has swore not to accept money from political action committees. He will also livestream most events on Facebook, so that viewers can watch him campaign in real time.