Ted Cruz
Texas · Senate

Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator from Texas

Republican

55years old
2013first sworn into Congress
2030next on the ballot
$12.4Mraised for the 2030 race
What they promised

The receipts.

Bio

Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2003 to 2008 as the third solicitor general of Texas. He has been described as a movement conservative, a social conservative, and a constitutional conservative with libertarian leanings. Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee since 2025.

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Voting record

More conservative than 94% of the Senate

Most liberalMost conservative

Based on 861 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, scored with Voteview's DW-NOMINATE.

Campaign money · 2030 race
Raised
$12.4M
From individuals
$10.3M
Spent
$11.0M
Cash on hand
$3.2M

Federal Election Commission, through 2026-09-30.

AIPAC money

On record since 2022

Given to their campaign
$726K
Donations from AIPAC and its members, sent to Ted Cruz’s campaign to spend.
Ads to help them win
$0
Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, supporting Ted Cruz.
Ads to help them lose
$0
Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, attacking Ted Cruz.

AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).

Time in Congress
  1. SenateTexas
Reach them

Phone 202-224-5922

Office 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

The rest of Texas's delegation

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