so who is amy o'rourke? athena jones is out front. >> amy and i are happy to >> for many voters outside of texas, it was their first glimpse of amy o'rourke, playing the role of supportive and silent spouse. but she has hardly been silent after nearly unseating senator ted cruz. >> look who we found hitchhiking on the side of the road. amy o'rourke. >> at times joining him on the swing through all 254 counties on that campaign. >> how many miles do we have on the odometer? >> 6,786. >> wow. >> reporter: steve ortega, a former city councilman, has known the o'rourkes for more than a decade. >> amy has become beto's most trusted political adviser. i think he trusts her pragmatism, her take on things. sometimes when you're just around purely political people you get in a bubble.