Bio: Ted Cruz (born Rafael Edward Cruz in Calgary, Alberta on December 22, 1970) is the junior United States Senator for the state of Texas. Cruz has argued before the Supreme Court nine times, which is more than any Texan lawyer or any member of Congress, currently. Cruz ran for President in 2015 and 2016 before conceding to Donald Trump.
Best Known For:
Ted Cruz is best known for his affiliation with the Republican party. He was also the Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to May 2008. He was also a partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Cruz is also known to support the Tea Party.
Personal Life:
Ted Cruz is married to Heidi Cruz, and the couple has two daughters. Ted and Heidi met while working on George W. Bush‘s 2000 presidential campaign.
Senator Ted Cruz and Jimmy Kimmel finally played a highly anticipated basketball game against each other for charity in Houston on June 16 and it proved to be very eventful. Find out who beat out the other here!
Ted Cruz, yet again, proved why he lost the GOP presidential nomination to Donald Trump. After hearing a woman’s heartbreaking pain of dealing with multiple sclerosis, the Texan senator stuck his foot in his mouth by not offering any sympathy, but by congratulating her for contracting the disease!
Is this better or worse than Donald Trump? Charlie Sheen and Ted Cruz will be running mates in the 2020 presidential election, which sounds like another walking nightmare for the United States. Check out the actor’s shocking tweet, here!
This is so crazy! Ted Cruz’s wife Heidi had to be escorted out of the Republican National Convention on July 20 after Ted gave a speech where he urged Americans not to vote for Donald Trump. WATCH the video here!
Ted Cruz refusing to endorse Donald Trump at the RNC shocked everyone — except those who actually remembered all the horrible things Donald said! After Trump mocked Heidi Cruz’s looks and suggested Rafael Cruz killed JFK, Ted refused to back his rival. Click to watch!
If looks could kill, Ted Cruz would be a dead man, courtesy of the glare coming from Ivanka Trump at the RNC on July 20. The normally calm Ivanka appeared absolutely livid after Ted refused to endorse her father, Donald Trump. Click to see.
Ted Cruz gave an impassioned speech at the RNC on July 20, but he never once endorsed GOP nominee Donald Trump. He was viciously booed by the crowd, and had to be rushed out by security. Then, Governor Chris Christie blasted him as for giving a ‘selfish, awful’ speech. We have all the details, right here.
