Cruz, Ted

Ted Cruz is the junior United States Senator from Texas, first elected in 2012. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, he built a distinguished legal career clerking for Chief Justice William Rehnquist and serving as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration. From 2003 to 2008, he served as the Solicitor General of Texas, where he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times and established himself as a leading voice for strict constructionist legal philosophy. He was reelected to the Senate in 2018 and 2024.

In the Senate, Cruz holds significant leadership roles, including serving as the Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee. He also holds seats on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, and Rules and Administration committees. His legislative focus spans constitutional law, border security, and international relations. He has chaired several subcommittees, including those focused on Federal Courts and Global Health Policy, while advocating for consistently conservative economic and social policies.

Cruz is recognized for his high-profile legislative and political actions, such as his leading role in the 2013 federal government shutdown and his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. More recently, he led the passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act and introduced legislation to establish Trump Accounts. His legislative record includes sponsoring hundreds of bills, such as the Safe Access to Cash Act and the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act.