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Campaign Finance (2026)
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About
Ted Cruz is a Republican U.S. Senator from Texas who previously served as the solicitor general of Texas and became the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator from the state.
Background
Ted Cruz was born on December 22, 1970, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University followed by a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Before entering the Senate, he served as a law clerk for Chief Justice William Rehnquist and worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration. He later served as the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008 and worked in private legal practice at several law firms.
Political career
Ted Cruz began his career in public service as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration and later served as the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. He was first sworn into the U.S. Senate in 2013 and was subsequently reelected in 2018 and 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas.
Current focus
Cruz, Ted represents the state of TX in the U.S. Senate. Cruz, Ted chairs the Africa and Global Health Policy. They also serve on the Aviation, Space, and Innovation and the Border Security and Immigration. They have sponsored 356 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4521; S. 4407; S. 4412.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Africa and Global Health PolicyChair
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Border Security and Immigration
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal RightsChair
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Telecommunications and Media
- the Constitution
- Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
118th Congress
- Africa and Global Health PolicyChair
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Border Security and Immigration
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal RightsChair
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Telecommunications and Media
- the Constitution
- Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
Legislative Activity
356
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes