🇺🇸SenateTexas·Since 2013

Ted Cruz

Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.

Ted Cruz

100 votes

48 Yes
50 No
2 absent

Background

Born

1970-12-22, Foothills Medical Centre

Religion

Southern Baptist Convention

Spouse

Heidi Cruz

Education

Princeton University, Harvard Law School, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Awty International School, Second Baptist School

Prior Occupations

politician, lawyer, law clerk, jurist

Positions Held

director, Solicitor General of Texas, Associate Deputy Attorney General, United States senator, senator

Details

Country

United States

Chamber

Senate

Party

Republican

State

Texas

Status

Current member

Elected

2013

Sponsored

1 bills

Competency Scorecard

What this person's job actually involves

Committees

No committee assignments on file

Attendance (of votes on file)

98% (98 of 100 recorded votes)