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Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator (Class 1), TX
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), TX current
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), TX
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), TX
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Texas
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and Innovation — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.783, social dim. -0.185. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-315 | Jun 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-315 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-314 | Jun 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-314 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-313 | Jun 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-313 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1582
GENIUS Act
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-312 | Jun 12, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-312 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-305 | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-305 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-311 | Jun 12, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-311 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-310 | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-310 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-309 | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion to Table Failed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-309 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-308 | Jun 12, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-308 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 54
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-307 | Jun 11, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-307 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 53
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-306 | Jun 11, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-306 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-304 | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-304 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-303 | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-303 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-302 | Jun 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-302 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-301 | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-301 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-300 | Jun 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-300 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-299 | Jun 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-299 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-298 | Jun 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-298 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-297 | Jun 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-297 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-296 | Jun 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-296 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-295 | Jun 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-295 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-294 | Jun 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-294 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-293 | Jun 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-293 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-292 | Jun 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-292 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-291 | Jun 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-291 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $107,113,866 | $105,485,117 | $1,786,707 | $0 | $508,586 | — | $106,605,280 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 10, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:17 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $53,618,124 | $0 | $53,618,124 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,875,299 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 16, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $2,971,803 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $2,765,309 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 24, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,824,139 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Nov 5, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,445,792 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Nov 5, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,347,692 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 24, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,226,193 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,192,842 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 16, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,167,294 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Nov 1, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,039,808 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 8, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $1,038,714 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 26, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $974,809 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 10, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $972,375 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 22, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $956,224 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $863,450 | WINRED | TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oppose | $5,539,107 (77 records) | Sep 14, 2024–Nov 18, 2024 · as of Nov 18, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | Support | $9,679,757 (423 records) | Sep 10, 2024–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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S 4668
US · Jun 18, 2026
Protect College Sports Act of 2026
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S 4009
US · Jun 17, 2026
Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act
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S 3018
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China.
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S 4783
US · Jun 15, 2026
A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief for members of the uniformed services who homeschool their dependent children, and for…
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S 4749
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a Federal cause of action to address jawboning, and for other purposes.
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S 4693
US · Jun 4, 2026
NEW HORIZON Act
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S 4677
US · Jun 3, 2026
SUSTAIN Act
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S 3966
US · May 20, 2026
TREY'S Law
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S 4521
US · May 13, 2026
Army Organic Industrial Base Mineral Partnerships Act of 2026
Social media
Recent posts
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