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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:advocacy
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gptkb:National_security
Education reform
Healthcare reform
Religious freedom
Energy independence
Judicial appointments
Border security
Tax reform
Limited government
Veterans' issues
Free market policies
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Princeton_University
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Calgary,_Alberta,_Canada
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gptkbp:born_on
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December 22, 1970
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gptkbp:campaign_website
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www.tedcruz.org
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Caroline_Cruz
Catherine Cruz
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gptkbp:controversy
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Shutdown of the federal government in 2013
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Texas
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Rafael_Edward_Cruz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rafael Edward Cruz
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gptkbp:image
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ Ted_ Cruz%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_113th_ Congress.jpg/800px-Ted_ Cruz%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_113th_ Congress.jpg
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:William_F._Buckley_Jr.
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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2016 Republican presidential primary
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
Planned Parenthood funding
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gptkbp:known_for
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Conservative politics
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Texas
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:2016_Presidential_Campaign
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:Senate
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gptkbp:office_held
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gptkb:Solicitor_General_of_Texas
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:George_Cruz
gptkb:Miriam_Cruz
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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gptkb:Tea_Party_movement
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Kay_Bailey_Hutchison
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:signature
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/ Ted_ Cruz_signature.svg/800px-Ted_ Cruz_signature.svg.png
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Heidi_Cruz
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gptkbp:successor
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Incumbent
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gptkbp:support
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gptkb:Israel
Tax cuts
Second Amendment rights
Constitutional originalism
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gptkbp:term_end
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present
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gptkbp:term_start
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January 3, 2013
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gptkbp:website
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www.cruz.senate.gov
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ted_Cruz
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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