The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas

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.

As Solicitor General, Ted argued eight cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, and defended our freedom of speech, our right to keep and bear arms, and our religious liberty in courts across the nation.

Jan 30, 2025 · Ted Cruz, American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013. He sought the Republican Party nomination for president in 2016. Before entering politics, Cruz worked as a …

Apr 18, 2015 · Conservative politician Ted Cruz grew up in Houston, Texas, earning his bachelor's at Princeton University and going on to Harvard Law School. Cruz served as an …

Jan 6, 2025 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was sworn into the 119 th Congress today, as he embarks on his third term in the United States Senate as the U.S. Senator for Texas. Upon being sworn into office, Sen. Cruz said, “Representing the Great State of Texas in the United States Senate is the honor of a lifetime.

Nov 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred based on the incumbent’s competitive showing in the state’s large population centers, bolstered by his overwhelming leads in more conservative rural areas across the state.

Nov 6, 2024 · HOUSTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Democrats’ latest try at ending decades of GOP dominance in the booming state that was thrust this election year …

Nov 14, 2024 · Fresh off a 2018 reelection where he narrowly avoided becoming the first Texas Republican to lose statewide in decades, Cruz is emerging from last week’s win with his biggest jolt of political...

Nov 6, 2024 · Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Democrats’ latest try at ending decades of GOP dominance in the booming state that was thrust this...