Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator 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.
Some of the key events about Ted Cruz
- 1992Graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy
- 1995Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor degree
- 1996Clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, becoming the first Hispanic to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
- 2003Appointed as the Solicitor General of Texas, becoming the youngest and first Hispanic Solicitor General in the state's history
- 2008Successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Medellín v. Texas, preserving state court autonomy
- 2012Elected as U.S. Senator from Texas, becoming the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. Senator from Texas
- 2013Led a 21-hour filibuster against the Affordable Care Act, which gained national attention
- 2013Led a 21-hour filibuster against the Affordable Care Act, contributing to a government shutdown
- 2015Authored and passed the Space Act of 2015, encouraging private space exploration
- 2015Compared climate change activists to "flat-Earthers" during a Senate subcommittee hearing
- 2016Won the Iowa Republican caucus during the presidential primary campaign
- 2016Refused to endorse Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, causing controversy within the party
- 2017Liked a pornographic tweet from his official Twitter account, later blaming it on a staffing issue
- 2018Re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in a closely watched race
- 2018Sent a fundraising letter disguised as a legal summons, drawing criticism for potentially misleading voters
- 2018Defended the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border
- 2019Proposed using seized assets from drug lord El Chapo to fund the border wall, which was widely criticized
- 2020Voted against the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory, despite no evidence of widespread fraud
- 2021Traveled to Cancun during a severe winter storm crisis in Texas, facing backlash for abandoning constituents
- 2022Objected to a bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage, citing concerns about religious liberty
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