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Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

RRepublicanTX · Senator
64
/ 100
Average
Attendance95
Avg: 98
Independence67
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone17
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency25
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

RepublicanTX · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.782)
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Ted Cruz is a Republican Senator from TX. He has served 13 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 33.1% of the time.

13
Years in Office
3
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

33.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
206 votes against party
4.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
50
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Ted Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-13.0% vs avg
33.1%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes+2.6% vs avg
4.9%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+20.3 vs avg
50
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationChairSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSenate Committee on the Judiciary

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$2,584,010
Cash on Handⓘ
$8,266,381
Total Receiptsⓘ
$7,469,079
Disbursementsⓘ
$6,772,277
Individual Donors
$364,800
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2013–2031Senate · TX · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

TX · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

29,640,343
Population
$77,898
Median Income
35.1
Median Age
32.7%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 53.9%Black 12.3%Hispanic 39.6%Asian 5.3%