Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz was elected as the thirty-fourth US Senator of Texas in 2012. Before being elected, Ted received national acclaim as the Solicitor General of Texas, the State's chief lawyer before the US Supreme Court. Serving under Attorney General Greg Abbott, Ted was the nation's youngest Solicitor General, the longest serving Solicitor General in Texas, and the first Hispanic Solicitor General of Texas. Ted graduated with honors from Princeton University and with high honors from Harvard Law...See more

Ted Cruz was elected as the thirty-fourth US Senator of Texas in 2012. Before being elected, Ted received national acclaim as the Solicitor General of Texas, the State's chief lawyer before the US Supreme Court. Serving under Attorney General Greg Abbott, Ted was the nation's youngest Solicitor General, the longest serving Solicitor General in Texas, and the first Hispanic Solicitor General of Texas. Ted graduated with honors from Princeton University and with high honors from Harvard Law School. Ted and his wife Heidi live in his hometown of Houston, Texas, with their two young daughters, Caroline and Catherine. See less