bloody spaniard wrote:I almost said right on, then I remembered Dubya and hapless Perry...
What's the scoop on Cruz? Any major flaws?
No he's really right on,,
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
United States Senator
from Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Serving with John Cornyn
Preceded by
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Solicitor General of Texas
In office
January 9, 2003 – May 2008
Governor
Rick Perry
Preceded by
Julie Parsley
Succeeded by
James Ho
Personal details
Born
Rafael Edward Cruz
December 22, 1970 (age 42)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Nationality
American
Political party
Republican
Spouse(s)
Heidi Cruz
Children
2
Residence
Houston, Texas
Alma mater
Princeton University (BA) (1992)[1]
Harvard University (JD) (1995)[1]
Website
Ted Cruz for Senate
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Ted Cruz on Facebook
Ted Cruz on Twitter
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (born December 22, 1970[1]) the junior United States Senator for the state of Texas since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to May 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.[1] He was the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas,[3] the youngest Solicitor General in the United States, and had the longest tenure in Texas history.
Cruz was a partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice.[4]
He previously served as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice, and as Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign. In addition, Cruz was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation, from 2004 to 2009.
Cruz was the Republican nominee for the Senate seat which was vacated by fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.[5] On July 31, 2012, he defeated Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff, 57%–to-43%.[6] Cruz defeated the Democrat, former state Representative Paul Sadler, in the general election held on November 6, 2012; he prevailed with 56%-to–41% over Sadler.[6] Cruz is endorsed by the Tea Party movement and the Republican Liberty Caucus.[7]
On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.[8]
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