Ted Cruz Biography
Ted Cruz born Rafael Edward is an American politician and attorney.
He was born on December 22, 1970, in Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Canada to Eleanor Elizabeth Wilson and Rafael Cruz.
Cruz has two half-sisters, Miriam Ceferina Cruz and Roxana Lourdes Cruz, from his father’s first marriage.
After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics.
Ted Cruz Education
Ted Cruz attended Second Baptist High School in Houston, from which he graduated as valedictorian in 1988.
He later graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in public policy.
Cruz received magna cum laude in 1995 with a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
While at Harvard Law, he was a primary editor of the Harvard Law Review,
Ted Cruz Ethnicity
Cruz is of Hispanic-American descent.
Ted Cruz Age
Ted Cruz is 51 years old as of 2021.
Ted Cruz Accomplishments
Ted Cruz took office as the junior U.S. senator for Texas in 2013 and ran for the Republication nomination in the 2016 presidential election.
A member of the Republican Party, Cruz previously served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
In 2012, Cruz was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Hispanic-American to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas.
After losing his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination to Donald Trump, Cruz was re-elected to the Senate in 2018.
Ted Cruz Committees
Cruz serves on numerous committees which include,
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security
- Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (Ranking member)
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Activities
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Science and Space
- Committee on Rules and Administration and
- Joint Economic Committee
Ted Cruz Approval Rating
In a survey of U.S. adults conducted in May 2021, 30 percent of respondents held a very unfavorable opinion of Congressman Ted Cruz.
Cruz’s approval rating as of March 2022 is 42%.