Ted Cruz
Senator, TX · Republican · Texas
Ted Cruz is the junior U.S. Senator from Texas (John Cornyn, in office since 2002, is the senior senator), re-elected in 2024 and a prominent national conservative.
Profile last updated Jul 7, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A combative conservative known for high-profile floor fights, with fewer cross-party bills than Texas peers.
Core Strength
Strong small-dollar fundraising and a clear conservative brand.
Core Weakness
A confrontational style yields fewer bipartisan enacted laws.
Recent Action
Led oversight and committee fights on energy and technology policy this session.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 95%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $500M
- Outside Influence
- Moderate
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Federal appropriations and project funding directed to Texas (absolute, session-to-date).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Opposes32
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Opposes climate mandates and champions oil-and-gas production.
Healthcare—Opposes3
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Opposes single-payer healthcare and the Affordable Care Act.
Second Amendment—Opposes3
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Opposes new firearm restrictions and emphasizes Second Amendment rights.
Immigration—Opposes3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Backs hardline border enforcement and opposes broad legalization.
Roe v. Wade—Opposes3
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports strong abortion restrictions.
National Security—Supports32
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
A leading Iran hawk who opposed the 2015 nuclear agreement and backs maximum-pressure policy.
Campaign Funding
Raised $105.6M for the 2024 cycle, with $8.9M in outside spending supporting them. Outside influence read: moderate; opacity proxy 8%.
Total raised (cycle 2024): $105,557,320 · Outside influence: Moderate
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: $3M-$5M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
Sources
- Congress.gov — Ted Cruz
- AP — Texas policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Ted Cruz political positions
- Texas Democratic Party — statements on the Cruz record
- FEC — Campaign finance (2019–2024 Senate cycle (six-year committee))
- OpenSecrets — Personal finances (federal disclosures)
- Congress.gov — H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress)
- Congress.gov — Senate vote record, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Congressional Budget Office — Cost estimate, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Congress.gov — S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
- Cruz.senate.gov — Statement on opposing S. 2938
- Congress.gov — S. 442, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017
- NASA — Authorization summary and commercial crew programs
- Planetary Society — SLS cost and timeline analysis
- Wikipedia — Ted Cruz