Senator Ted Cruz

Republican · TX (Senate)

Basics

Chamber
senate
Party
Republican
State
TX
Class
Rank
junior

Contact & office

Office
167 Russell Senate Office Building
Address
167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

Identifiers

Bioguide
C001098
OSID
N00033085
C-SPAN
1019953
PVS

Source

GovTrack roles API

Fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:33 UTC

Profile fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:27 UTC

Committees

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (Chair)
  • Aviation, Space, and Innovation (Ex Officio)
  • Border Security and Immigration (Member)
  • Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries (Ex Officio)
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (Ex Officio)
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (Member)
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (Chair)
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (Member)
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Chair)
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Member)
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (Member)
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Member)
  • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (Ex Officio)
  • Telecommunications and Media (Ex Officio)
  • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (Member)
  • the Constitution (Member)

Votes (recent)

  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-2: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Yea · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-04
  • On the Nomination PN726-12: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska · Yea · 2026-02-04
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-6: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas · Yea · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States … · Yea · 2026-02-03
  • On the Nomination PN726-5: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas · Yea · 2026-02-03
  • Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be Un… · Yea · 2026-02-02
  • H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Nay · 2026-01-30

District / state context

Population
29243342
Median income
73035
Poverty rate
13.9
State
Texas
Raw GovTrack payload (debug)
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