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[Editor's Note: On Tuesday May 3, 2016, Senator Ted Cruz announced the suspension of his presidential campaign in a speech at his Indianapolis headquarters. He stated: "From the beginning I've said I would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory. Tonight, I'm sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed. Together we left it all on the field in Indiana, we gave it everything we've got. But the voters chose another path. And so, with a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism... we are suspending our campaign... I am not suspending our fight for liberty. I am not suspending our fight to defend the constitution. To defend the Judaeo-Christian values that built America."]
Republican Presidential Candidate
US Senator (R-TX)
Full Name: Rafael Edward Cruz
Birthdate: Dec. 22, 1970
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Religion: Southern Baptist
Involvement:
- US Senator (R-TX), Jan. 3, 2013-present
- Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Member, US Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Member, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, US Senate Joint Economic Committee
- Member, US Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Member, Senate Tea Party Caucus, 2013-present
- Partner, Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, LLP, May 2008-Jan. 2013
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law, Aug. 2004-May 2009
- Solicitor General, Texas, Jan. 9, 2003-May 12, 2008
- Director of Policy Planning, US Federal Trade Commission, July 2001- Jan. 2003
- Associate Deputy Attorney General, US Justice Department, Jan. 2001-June 2001
- Domestic Policy Advisor, George W. Bush presidential campaign, July 1999-Nov. 2000
- Partner, Cooper, Carvin, & Rosenthal (now Cooper & Kirk, LLC), 1997-1998
- Law Clerk, William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court, July 1996-July 1997
- Law Clerk, J. Michael Luttig, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, June 1995-June 1996
Education:
- JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1995
- AB, cum laude, Public Policy, Princeton University, 1992
Affiliations and Awards:
- Expert, Federalist Society
- Vice-Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Named, "25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century," Texas Lawyer, 2010
- Named, "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America," National Law Journal, 2008
- Named, "20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise," Newsweek, 1999
- Named, "50 Best Litigators under 45 in America," The American Lawyer
Other:
- Member of the Florida recount team for Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign
- His father was a Cuban refugee
Select Publications:
- A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America, 2015
Contact Information:
Phone: 713-353-4330
E-Mail: info@tedcruz.org
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