+ − Upcoming Hearings (4)
December 17, 2025 at 10:00am EST
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December 17, 2025 at 10:15am EST
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December 16, 2025 at 9:30am EST
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Committee:Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
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December 17, 2025 at 2:30pm EST
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Committee:Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
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+ − Contact Information
Phone: (202) 224-5922
Office Address:
167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
+ − Biography
CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted), a Senator from Texas; born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 22, 1970; graduated Princeton University, B.A., 1992; graduated Harvard University, J.D., 1995; law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist; associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice; director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission; solicitor general of Texas 2003-2008; lawyer; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term commencing January 3, 2013; reelected in 2018 for the term ending January 3, 2025; was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
+ − Committees (26)
US - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
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Member
US - Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Africa and Global Health Policy (Senate)
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Member
US - East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - the Constitution (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Human Rights and the Law (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Intellectual Property (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development (Senate)
Title:
Member
US - Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Communications, Media, and Broadband (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Space and Science (Senate)
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Ranking Member
US - Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion (Senate)
Title:
Ranking Member
US - Privacy, Technology, and the Law (Senate)
Title:
Member
