Senator Ted Cruz

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senator_Ted_Cruz
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Time_100_(2013)
gptkbp:barAdmission gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:birthDate 1970-12-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Calgary,_Alberta,_Canada
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:clerkedFor gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:education Valedictorian, Second Baptist High School
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Cuban
gptkbp:father gptkb:Rafael_Bienvenido_Cruz
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Rafael_Edward_Cruz
gptkbp:height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Tea_Party_movement
conservative activism
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Eleanor_Elizabeth_Darragh
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notable_campaign 2016
gptkbp:notableEvent 2021 Texas power crisis Cancun trip
COVID-19 mask controversy
objected to 2020 presidential election certification
gptkbp:notableFor conservative politics
filibuster against Affordable Care Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kay_Bailey_Hutchison
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:One_Vote_Away
gptkb:A_Time_for_Truth
gptkbp:ranForOffice gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:represents gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_U.S.
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:Solicitor_General_of_Texas
gptkbp:signature Ted_Cruz_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Heidi_Cruz
gptkbp:termEnd_(Solicitor_General) 2008
gptkbp:termStart 2013-01-03
gptkbp:termStart_(Attorney_General) 2003
gptkbp:twitter @tedcruz
gptkbp:website https://www.cruz.senate.gov/
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Ted Cruz