Ted Cruz

Republican U.S. Senate

State: Texas
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 13 years, 5 months

22

Recorded Votes

18

Became Law

153

Bills Sponsored

All Representatives

Next Election November 2030

Term ends: January 3, 2031 Last won: 2024 (53.1%, +8.5pt) Terms served: 3 Term length: 6 years

Ted Cruz is a Republican Senator from Texas serving in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). Now in their 3rd term, they have cast 22 recorded votes, seen 18 measures become law, and sponsored 153 bills. They won their 2024 election with 53.1% of the vote, a 8.5-point margin. Next election in 2030.

22 Votes 18 Laws 153 Bills Sponsored 53.1% 2024 Win 3 Terms 2030 Re-election

How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2025) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2026). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

119-s4465 2026-04-30 Senate

A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Became Law Nay

119-sconres33 2026-04-21 Senate

A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

Introduced Nay

119-s1318 2025-04-07 Senate

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Committee Nay

119-s1020 2025-03-13 Senate

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Became Law Nay

119-s3971 2026-03-03 Senate

Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

Became Law Yea

119-s723 2025-02-25 Senate

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

Became Law Nay

119-s2503 2025-07-29 Senate

Committee Nay

119-s1383 2025-04-09 Senate

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Committee Nay

119-s284 2025-01-28 Senate

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Became Law Nay

119-s1071 2025-03-14 Senate

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Became Law Yea

119-s356 2025-02-03 Senate

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Became Law Yea

119-sjres80 2025-09-18 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".

Became Law Yea

119-s1582 2025-05-01 Senate

Became Law Yea

119-s1596 2025-05-05 Senate

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

Became Law Yea

119-s331 2025-01-30 Senate

HALT Fentanyl Act

Became Law Nay

119-sjres31 2025-03-06 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".

Became Law Yea

119-sjres13 2025-02-04 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.

Became Law Yea

119-s146 2025-01-16 Senate

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act

Became Law Yea

119-sjres28 2025-02-27 Senate

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".

Became Law Nay

119-sjres18 2025-02-13 Senate

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

Became Law Yea

119-sjres11 2025-02-04 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".

Became Law Yea

119-s5 2025-01-06 Senate

Laken Riley Act

Became Law Yea

Election History

Regular Election Up for Re-election 2030 3 terms served

53.1% 5,990,741 votes

Won by 8.5 points

Colin Allred (D) 44.6% 5,031,249

Ted Brown (L) 2.4% 267,039

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Current Election Status

Current Term Ends January 3, 2031

Term Length 6 years (staggered thirds)

Next Election November 2030

Status Not up until 2030

Campaign Finance (FEC)

$8,266,381

Total Raised

$7,469,079

Total Spent

$2,584,010

Cash on Hand

Source: Federal Election Commission · Candidate ID: S2TX00312 · Through 03/31/2026 · 2026 Cycle

Federal Spending in Your State

Federal dollars obligated to this state in FY2025. Reflects ongoing programs and prior authorizations — not decisions by the current officeholder.

$311,450,661,583

FY2025 total obligations

$164,019,745,368 FY2026 (YTD)

Top agencies (FY2025)

Social Security Administration $112,841,842,755

Department of Defense $61,230,264,536

Department of Health and Human Services $43,462,617,151

Department of Veterans Affairs $40,206,211,571

Department of Agriculture $14,102,367,832

Top awards (FY2025)

Lockheed Martin Corporation contract Department of Defense $35,135,514,910

Lockheed Martin Corporation contract Department of Defense $34,173,959,112

Health & Human Svc Commn Tx grant Department of Health and Human Services $31,616,515,180

Lockheed Martin Corporation contract Department of Defense $30,114,454,301

Health & Human Svc Commn Tx grant Department of Health and Human Services $28,428,287,024

Source: USASpending.gov. Voting records via official House/Senate clerk roll-call data. District map: post-2020 census (118th/119th Congress).

Financial Transparency

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Senate Financial Disclosures Annual reports & periodic transaction filings

OpenSecrets Profile Campaign donors, lobbying, & outside spending

Texas Congressional Delegation

Other members of the 119^th Congress representing Texas. View full Texas delegation

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Al Green U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 9 Democratic

August Pfluger U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 11 Republican

Beth Van Duyne U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 24 Republican

Brandon Gill U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 26 Republican

Brian Babin U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 36 Republican

Chip Roy U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 21 Republican

Craig Goldman U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 12 Republican

Daniel Crenshaw U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 2 Republican

Greg Casar U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 35 Democratic

Henry Cuellar U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 28 Democratic

Jake Ellzey U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 6 Republican

Jasmine Crockett U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 30 Democratic

Joaquin Castro U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 20 Democratic

Jodey Arrington U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 19 Republican

John Carter U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 31 Republican

Julie Johnson U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 32 Democratic

Keith Self U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 3 Republican

Lance Gooden U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 5 Republican

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 7 Democratic

Lloyd Doggett U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 37 Democratic

Marc Veasey U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 33 Democratic

Michael Cloud U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 27 Republican

Michael McCaul U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 10 Republican

Monica De La Cruz U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 15 Republican

Morgan Luttrell U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 8 Republican

Nathaniel Moran U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 1 Republican

Pat Fallon U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 4 Republican

Pete Sessions U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 17 Republican

Randy Weber U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 14 Republican

Roger Williams U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 25 Republican

Ronny L. Jackson U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 13 Republican

Sylvia Garcia U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 29 Democratic

Tony Gonzales U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 23 Republican

Troy Nehls U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 22 Republican

Veronica Escobar U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 16 Democratic

Vicente Gonzalez Jr. U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 34 Democratic

Wesley Hunt U.S. House • Texas U.S. House Texas District 38 Republican