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Ted Cruz
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American politician (born 1970)
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Rafael Edward Cruz is a male politician and lawyer born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on December 22, 1970. He holds citizenship in the United States and Canada. Cruz serves as a United States senator and is a member of the Republican Party. His professional roles include work as a jurist and law clerk. He resides in Houston and Calgary, with his work location in Washington, D.C.
Cruz was educated at Awty International School, Princeton University, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and Harvard Law School, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor. He is right-handed and speaks English as his native language. His political ideology encompasses social conservatism and paleoconservatism, and he identifies with the Southern Baptist Convention. He is married to Heidi Cruz, and they have two children. His father is Rafael Bienvenido Cruz.
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rafael Edward Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz previously served as the Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
Known for
- My View with Lara Trump — Self - Guest2025
- The Tucker Carlson Show — Self - Guest2024
- Lady Ballers — Senator Ted Cruz2023
- Praying for Armageddon — Self - Texas Republican Senator2023
- Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump — Self2022
- Californians Move To Texas — Himself2022
- The Problem with Jon Stewart — Self (archive footage)2021
- America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee — Self2020
- Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2020
- The Accidental President — Self2020
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- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Cruz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Spouse
- Heidi Cruz
- Father
- Rafael Bienvenido Cruz
- Occupation
- law clerk
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Official website
- www.cruz.senate.gov
- Image
- Ted Cruz by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Calgary
- Political ideology
- paleoconservatism
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- phone number
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Encyclopedic overview
Rafael Edward Cruz (/kruːz/; 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. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.
After graduating from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts and earning a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics, eventually serving as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration. In 2003, Texas attorney general Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to serve as solicitor general, a position he held until 2008.
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