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| Party | Republican |
| Website | https://www.tedcruz.org |
| Born | 1970 |
| Education | Princeton University (A.B., 1992) Harvard Law School (J.D., 1995) |
| Occupation | Senator |
| Religion | Protestant (Southern Baptist) |
| Marital | Married |
Ted Cruz
MCTP PAC Rating of: 93 ENDORSED Source 
Submitted by john wertz on 2024-01-08 12:48:56
PRO:
- Consistent, Christian Constitutional Conservative
- Leader in fight against border invasion
- Leader in fight against amnesty
- One of leaders for a strong national security
- Leader in fight against Iran (against Iran nuclear deal)
- Fought against NSA bulk collection of data and use of drones to kill without trial
- Has consistently fought for reduced federal spending
- Has extreme working knowledge of constitution
- Very smart, personable and most of all, principled
- Always does what he says he's going to do
- Wants to remove corporate welfare & subsidies, including ethanol (and won in Iowa on that platform)
- Heritage Rating of 100%' Conservative Scorecard
- “The rumblings that Ted Cruz was damaged by his presidential campaign were overstated,” said Jim Henson, head of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
- “Republicans like Cruz more than we like dads on... More
Articles ....... Source
Submitted by john wertz on 2018-01-18 00:54:12
- Cruz Post-Convention: Popularity Among Americans Holds Steady
- Frank Gaffney: Ted Cruz Will Save America From Sharia Law
Led fillibuster against Obamacare Source
Submitted by john wertz on 2018-01-16 05:55:05
Ted Cruz led the fight against Obamacare with a 21-hour filibuster on Sept 24-25, 2013. As with most modern-day filibusters, his speech did little to change votes, but it did create a national discussion and clearly showed where he stood on the issue while many other Republicans supported the measure.
