Senator · Texas
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz is a Republican senator from Texas, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 47, and cast 798 of 799 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2013
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2031
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 5.1%47 of 915 · rank 19 of 101 | 100%798 of 799 · rank 19 of 101 | 1333 became law | 15%41 of 279 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 8.4%58 of 691 · rank 18 of 101 | 99%479 of 485 · rank 44 of 101 | 1423 became law | 18%69 of 377 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 6.2%59 of 949 · rank 19 of 100 | 100%717 of 720 · rank 18 of 100 | 1031 became law | 17%58 of 336 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.78+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
- Mar 7, 2024· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 69–30· Against party
- Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 61–37· Against party
- Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 65–28· Against party
- Mar 28, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 31–65· Against party
- Dec 22, 2022· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 73–24· Against party
- Dec 1, 2022· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 52–43· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
378 sponsored · 7 became law
How far they got
- Introduced32787%
- Reported by committee174.5%
- Passed one chamber256.6%
- Passed both chambers10.3%
- Became law71.9%
- Failed10.3%
Policy areas
- International Affairs57
- Armed Forces and National Security37
- Taxation37
- Government Operations and Politics29
- Health24
- Transportation and Public Works24
- Crime and Law Enforcement19
- Science, Technology, Communications19
Latest activity
- S. 3798 Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Sports and Recreation· Sep 28, 2026
- S. 4009 Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection ActPassed one chamber· International Affairs· Sep 28, 2026
- S. 3923 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 28, 2026
- S. 283 Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement ActPassed both chambers· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 28, 2026
- S. 759 Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans ActBecame law· Transportation and Public Works· Sep 25, 2026
- S. 5550 529 Retirement Enhancement Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5514 Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Aviation, Space, and InnovationEx OfficioCoast Guard, Maritime, and FisheriesEx OfficioTelecommunications and MediaEx Officio
- Africa and Global Health PolicyChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $10.2M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $3M
- From committees
- $527.6K
- 130 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $188K
- 40 PACs · 36% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| motorola solutions, inc.motorola solutions, inc. political action committee | $10K | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $165.2M |
| l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac | $10K | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $115.4M |
| parsons corporationparsons corporation political action committee | $10K | PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $748M |
| johnson controls inc.johnson controls inc. pac | $10K | JOHNSON CONTROLS, INCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $65.8M |
| exxon mobil corporationexxon mobil corporation political action committee (exxonmobil pac) | $10K | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| peraton corp.peraton corp. political action committee (a.k.a. 'peraton pac') | $10K | PERATON INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | -$756.1K |
| garmin internationalgarmin international inc political action committee | $10K | GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $291.1K |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $8,000 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $5,000 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| united airlines, inc.united airlines, inc. political action committee (uapac) | $5,000 | UNITED AIRLINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $11.9M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $10.2M | $527.6K | $188K40 PACs · 36% of committee money |
| 2024 | $74.1M | $435.4K | $54K12 PACs · 12% of committee money |
| 2022 | $19.4M | $54.6K | $1,0001 PACs · 2% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · TexasJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
- Senate · TexasJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
- Senate · TexasJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2019
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.cruz.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-5922
- Office
- 167 Russell Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.