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Ted Cruz

Republican · TX · U.S. Senate

Bio

Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney 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. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.59
Healthcare
R+0.53
Immigration & Border
R+0.65
Guns
R+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.97
Environment & Energy
R+0.83
Crime & Policing
R+0.44
Defense & Veterans
R+0.79
Economy & Labor
R+0.87
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.67
Civil Rights & Social
R+0.47
Education
R+0.93
Government & Democracy
R+0.62
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+0.89

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy
YEA
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
2026-06-11 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
2026-06-11 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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