Sen. Cruz, Ted

Republican · Texas · Senate

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.

Voting record

• Participation: shows up to vote 93% of the time.
• Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 21.8% of the time.
• Alignment with the district's political lean: 70.4%.
• Bills sponsored: 250; passed into law: 1.

Recent votes by Sen. Cruz, Ted

• Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Voted Nay on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
• Voted Not Voting on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
• Voted Nay on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
• Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
• Voted Nay on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
• Voted Yea on Extends federal funding through early 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
• Voted Nay on Close loophole for large independent banks — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
• Voted Yea on Shortens wetland disposal ban periods — FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
• Voted Yea on Farmers gain easier access to carbon credit markets — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain voluntary markets, and for other purposes.
• Voted Yea on Boosts crime victims fund with settlement money — A bill to deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund, to waive matching requirements, and for other purposes.

Other Texas representatives

• Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. (Republican)
• Rep. Babin, Brian (Republican)
• Rep. Carter, John R. (Republican)
• Rep. Casar, Greg (Democrat)
• Rep. Castro, Joaquin (Democrat)
• Rep. Cloud, Michael (Republican)
• Sen. Cornyn, John (Republican)
• Rep. Crenshaw, Dan (Republican)
• Rep. Crockett, Jasmine (Democrat)
• Rep. Cuellar, Henry (Democrat)

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