- Born
- December 22, 1970 (age 55)
- Known as
- politician, lawyer, law clerk, jurist
Rafael Edward Cruz is a Canadian-American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the junior United States Senator from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2003 to 2008 as the third Solicitor General of Texas. He has been described as a movement conservative, a social conservative, and a constitutional conservative with libertarian leanings. Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee since 2025.
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