Ted Cruz

About Ted Cruz

In 2013, he became the first Hispanic and the first minority to be elected to the United States Senate from Texas, as a Tea Party politician of Cuban origin. In 2012, he was elected vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Ted Cruz before fame

In 2003, he became Texas' first Hispanic Solicitor General, as well as the country's youngest Solicitor General.

Achievement of Ted Cruz

He was a driving force behind the 2013 government shutdown in the United States, and he filibustered a motion to fund the government for twenty-one hours and nineteen minutes because he disagreed with Obamacare.

Ted Cruz family life

With Heidi Cruz, whom he married in 2001, he has two daughters named Caroline and Catherine. They met in 2000 while working on George W. Bush's presidential campaign.

Associations of Ted Cruz

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell chastised him for his filibuster.

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