- CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD "TED"
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- Experience: Senator, United States Senate, 2012-present
- Home State: Texas
- Person Website: https://www.tedcruz.org/
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $92,634,920Coverage End: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Rafael 'Ted' Edward Cruz
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Heidi; 2 Children: Caroline, Catherine
- Birth Date: 12/22/1970
- Birth Place: Calgary, Canada
- Home City: Houston, TX
- Religion: Christian
Education
- JD, Harvard Law School, 1995
- AB, Public Policy, Princeton University, 1992
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 2012-present
- Domestic Policy Advisor, Bush Presidential Campaign, 1999-2000
Current Legislative Committees
- Armed Services, Member
- Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member
- Joint Economic Committee, Member
- Judiciary, Member
- Rules and Administration, Member
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, Member
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Member
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
- Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Chair
- Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness, Chair
- Subcommittee on Seapower, Member
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member
- Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, Member
Professional Experience
- Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Limited Liability Partnership, 2008-present
- Adjunct Professor of Law, United States Court Litigation, University of Texas School of Law, 2004-2009
- Solicitor General of Texas, Office of the Attorney General, 2003-2008
- Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission, 2001-2003
- Coordinator, Department of Justice, Bush-Cheney Transition Team, 2000-2001
- Associate Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 2001
- Associate, Cooper/Carvin & Rosenthal, 1997-1999
- Law Clerk, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1996-1997
- Law Clerk, Judge J. Michael Luttig, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995-1996
About Ted Cruz
Senator Rafael Edward Cruz, the son a former political prisoner of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, is probably the most prominent member of the intellectual spine of the Tea Party movement. The staunchly conservative Latino is also frequently spoken of as one of the most brilliant members of the current Congress.
Cruz was widely viewed as one of the top constitutional litigators in the country, and in 2010, was named as one of the “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century” by the respected weekly newspaper Texas Lawyer. Several other publications, namely, Chambers USA, Legal 500, and Law 360, referred to him as one of the top appellate litigators in the country.
In 2012, with the endorsement of several party heavyweights – Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin and Ron Paul, to name a few – and the Tea Party, the relatively unknown Cruz ran against Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for the 2012 Senatorial election. After finishing ten points behind Dewhurst in the first round of balloting, Cruz defeated his opponent by 13 percent in the run off, clearing the way for a match up against Democratic nominee Paul Sadler. On November 6, 2012, Cruz defeated Sadler by a thumping 16 points to secure a seat in the United States Senate.
Within months of his arrival in the Senate, Cruz was appointed to four Senate Committees, and is the ranking member on two subcommittees, Science and Space, and Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. His supporters are quietly confident that Senator Cruz is destined for much greater things.
Cruz may or may not be right about whether young people are more pro-life than they have ever been—Gallup’s yearly polling does not support that claim.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz cited religious liberty and states' rights when asked by a gay Republican Monday what he would do as president to protect same-sex couples.
When GOP presidential candidate, Ted Cruz stated, “We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized,” I chuckled.
For years gay marriage has been on the front lines of the culture wars, but in 2016 it’s hard to get a straight answer on the issue from the Republican frontrunners.
Ted Cruz made an alarming statement in the wake of the attacks in Brussels
Even if John Kasich drops out, the forecast doesn’t look good for Cruz.
The #1 movie in the country could teach him a lot about the problem with racial profiling.
his time it was Ted Cruz, calling for increased security in “Muslim neighborhoods” in the wake of a tragedy in Brussels.
The former Florida governor dropped out of the race last month.
The state’s caucus format and Mormon electorate helped him build a path to victory.
Here are some of the most Islamophobic theories spun out of the mind of Frank Gaffney.
The Texas senator bolsters his case that he's the alternative to Donald Trump.
But other senators could still be holding up the legislation.
"America is besieged. We are besieged by an assault from Washington that is taking away jobs and piling debt on our children," he said.
The high-profile backing comes days before Texas votes on Super Tuesday.
Focus on Trump instead, they say, as attacks on Rubio have backfired.
The Texas senator faces calls for a shake-up in message and strategy ahead of Super Tuesday contests.
The Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses to be held on March 1 are shaping up to be quite intriguing now that the results of contests of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina have left presidential campaign waters muddy.
The Republican presidential hopeful is calling for a military buildup that would blow through the very same budget caps he has championed by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Ted Cruz’s campaign on Thursday released an ad aimed at front-runner Donald Trump in Nevada, drawing a plain contrast between the Texas senator and the billionaire on a potent topic in the Mountain West: federal land use.
| Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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| 12/12/2016 | S.3346 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 | 12/12/2016 Held at the desk. (All Actions) |
| 11/30/2016 | S.3488 | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 | 11/30/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
| 09/28/2016 | S.Res.584 | A resolution acknowledging the peaceful hunger strike of Guillermo "El Coco" Farinas, a political dissident in Cuba, applauding his bravery and commitment to human rights, and expressing solidarity with him and his cause. | 09/28/2016 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 09/06/2016 | S.3284 | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2016 | 09/06/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 07/06/2016 | S.2193 | Kate's Law | 07/06/2016 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (All Actions) |
| 06/08/2016 | S.3034 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act | 06/08/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
| 04/13/2016 | S.2790 | Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 | 04/13/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 02/23/2016 | S.2451 | A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes. | 02/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) |
| 02/10/2016 | S.2538 | ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 | 02/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 02/10/2016 | S.2537 | PLO Accountability Act | 02/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 01/20/2016 | S.2455 | Educational Freedom Accounts Act | 01/20/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 12/10/2015 | S.2394 | American Jobs First Act of 2015 | 12/10/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 12/10/2015 | S.2388 | Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015 | 12/10/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 12/08/2015 | S.2363 | State Refugee Security Act of 2015 | 12/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 11/18/2015 | S.2302 | Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 | 11/18/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 11/03/2015 | S.2230 | Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 | 11/03/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 09/29/2015 | S.2094 | IRGC Terrorist Designation Act | 09/29/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 09/08/2015 | S.1297 | U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act | 09/08/2015 Held at the desk. (All Actions) |
| 07/30/2015 | S.Res.238 | A resolution expressing the determination of the Senate that the 60-calendar day period for congressional review of the nuclear agreement with Iran did not begin with the transmittal of the agreement on July 19, 2015, because that transmittal did not include all materials required to be transmitted pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. | 07/30/2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 07/29/2015 | S.273 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. | 07/29/2015 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
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