Ted Cruz

Some of the key events about Ted Cruz

• 1992

  Graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy
• 1995

  Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor degree
• 1996

  Clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, becoming the first Hispanic to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
• 2003

  Appointed as the Solicitor General of Texas, becoming the youngest and first Hispanic Solicitor General in the state's history
• 2008

  Successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Medellín v. Texas, preserving state court autonomy
• 2012

  Elected as U.S. Senator from Texas, becoming the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. Senator from Texas
• 2013

  Led a 21-hour filibuster against the Affordable Care Act, which gained national attention
• 2013

  Led a 21-hour filibuster against the Affordable Care Act, contributing to a government shutdown
• 2015

  Authored and passed the Space Act of 2015, encouraging private space exploration
• 2015

  Compared climate change activists to "flat-Earthers" during a Senate subcommittee hearing
• 2016

  Won the Iowa Republican caucus during the presidential primary campaign
• 2016

  Refused to endorse Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, causing controversy within the party
• 2017

  Liked a pornographic tweet from his official Twitter account, later blaming it on a staffing issue
• 2018

  Re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in a closely watched race
• 2018

  Sent a fundraising letter disguised as a legal summons, drawing criticism for potentially misleading voters
• 2018

  Defended the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border
• 2019

  Proposed using seized assets from drug lord El Chapo to fund the border wall, which was widely criticized
• 2020

  Voted against the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory, despite no evidence of widespread fraud
• 2021

  Traveled to Cancun during a severe winter storm crisis in Texas, facing backlash for abandoning constituents
• 2022

  Objected to a bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage, citing concerns about religious liberty

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