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Ted Cruz – Senator from Texas, 2028 Presidential Election 2028 Candidate

Ted Cruz

REPUBLICANSENATORTexas
1%
Votes

Senator from Texas

Senate

Born in Calgary, Canada to a Cuban refugee father and an American mother from Delaware. Princeton debating champion and Harvard Law graduate who clerked for Chief Justice Rehnquist. Married to Heidi Cruz, a Goldman Sachs managing director; two daughters.

Policy Focus

Constitutional Rights

Gun RightsBorder SecurityEnergy

Policy Positions

Gun RightsOppose all gun restrictions, protect Second Amendment absolutely
Border SecurityFinish the wall, end asylum abuse, triple border patrol
EnergyExpand oil and gas drilling, oppose Green New Deal regulations

Career Timeline

2003Served as Texas Solicitor General, argued before Supreme Court
2013Sworn in as U.S. Senator from Texas
2016Finished second in Republican presidential primary
2018Won close re-election against Beto O'Rourke
2024Won third Senate term, remained conservative standard-bearer
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