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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.
Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz (born March 22, 1939) [2] is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and the father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He has served as a surrogate in his son's political campaigns .
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.
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).
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 ]
Ted Cruz–Zodiac Killer meme; W. Dan and Farris Wilks This page was last edited on 24 June 2023, at 16:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...