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Ted Cruz is a Republican Senate for Texas and holds an OppScore of +4.28. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Ted Cruz is the senior Republican U.S. Senator from Texas, serving since 2013 and currently chairing the Senate Commerce Committee. The son of a Cuban immigrant father who fled communism and a working-class mother, Cruz built a career as a constitutional lawyer and Texas Solicitor General before entering national politics. He is defined by consistent advocacy for limited government, border security, and a hard line against China.
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