Ted Cruz Biography: The CQ ProfileTed Cruz has launched his presidential campaign after just 27months in the Senate, though it has...Editors, Blogs
Ted Cruz took office as the junior U.S. senator for Texas in 2013 and ran for the Republication nomination in the 2016 presidential election.
Ted Cruz, American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013. He sought the Republican Party nomination for president in 2016. Before entering politics, Cruz worked as a lawyer. Learn more a