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Rafael Edward Cruz (/ k r uː z /; born December 22, 1970) 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.
Cruz has been described by the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies as a "free trader" [12] and as a "free-trade advocate" by the Wall Street Journal. [13] Cruz initially was a supporter of trade promotion ("fast track") authority to speed up approval of the controversial Trade Promotion Authority free trade agreement, writing a Wall Street Journal op-ed in support of the measure ...
Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. Representative Colin Allred. [1] [2] [3] The primary election took place on March 5, 2024, during Super Tuesday. [4] Original polling showed Cruz as a clear favorite, but polls closer to the election showed a closer race.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, the junior United States senator from Texas, was announced on March 23, 2015. He was a candidate for the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination and won the second-most state contests and delegates. Cruz themed his campaign around being an outsider and a strict conservative.
This has led Democrats to begin targeting Texas as a potential future swing state. It should also be noted that Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in the Texas Republican primary for U.S. president in 2016. As of June 2018, Senator Cruz held a 49%–44% approval rating among Texans in a state Donald Trump won by 9 points against Hillary Clinton in ...
The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas. Morris Sheppard was Texas's longest-serving senator (1913–1941).
Tyler Ricks (formerly with the Ted Cruz campaign) [219] Sandy Rios, Director of Governmental Affairs for American Family Association; Phil Robertson, hunter, businessman, and reality TV star of Duck Dynasty [220] Jeff Roe (campaign manager for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign) [221] Gayle Ruzicka, state leader, Utah Eagle Forum
Ted Cruz was able to defeat Donald Trump in the Iowa Caucus by winning over Evangelical caucus-goers; [1] Cruz won 51,666 caucus votes or 27.6%, giving him a net gain of one delegate over Trump. Cruz visited all 99 counties of Iowa and held small events. [ 2 ]