Ted Cruz – Bio, Wife, Father, Daughter, Family, Height, Net Worth

Ted Cruz is an American politician who attended and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School before beginning his career. He has held a number of government positions and even ran for the highest office in the United States in the 2016 US presidential election, but unfortunately failed to get the Republican Party ticket.

The Texas-born, first Hispanic clerk for a United States Chief Justice, was director of the Office of Policy and Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice. He is now the junior United States Senator for Texas, having been elected in 2013.

Ted Cruz Biography

Ted Cruz was born Rafael Edward Cruz on December 22, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he grew up until his family relocated to Houston, Texas. Here he attended the Second Baptist School before enrolling at Princeton University and graduating in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in public policy.

While in college, Cruz became a brainiac and even won an award during the national debating championship in his senior year. After Princeton, the future senator went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, graduating in 1995.

Post-Harvard, between 1995 and 1997, Ted Cruz served as a clerk at the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for US Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He then practiced law, representing John Boehner in a lawsuit against former United States President Bill Clinton. Cruz then established himself in politics, working for George W. Bush during his presidential campaign. He later worked for the Federal Trade Commission at the Department of Justice.

In 2003, Ted Cruz became the youngest man at age 32 to be named Texas Attorney General. In this position, he gained a reputation as a fierce litigator, having brought more than a few cases to the Supreme Court. Among his current most popular cases is the argument that international treaties are not limited to states until passed by the US Congress, defending the constitutionality of a public monument that contained the Ten Commandments.

Five years later, Ted Cruz decided to return to private practice, in which he spent another four years before campaigning for the first time for the Senate seat vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. Cruz was successful in his campaign and took office in 2013, becoming the leader of the conservative movement in Congress.

As his knowledge and experience in the political realm grew, so did his reputation. He found favor throughout President Barack Obama’s regime and became a vocal opponent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The following year, he renounced his Canadian citizenship and authored a memoir called Time for Truth: Rekindling America’s Promise in 2015 and later ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016.

Family – wife, daughters

Heidi Cruz (née Nelson), who served as George W. Bush’s economic policy adviser during his 2000 presidential campaign, is Ted Cruz’s wife. Ms. Cruz has been her husband’s biggest supporter since becoming his bride, earning her a great deal of respect from Republicans.

Heidi and Cruz first met while they were both working on George W. Bush’s presidential campaign. Feeling the chemistry of love between them, the duo decided to go on their first date at an Austin bar sometime in January 2001. Seeking a woman who could be aligned with his dreams, Cruz interviewed her about her background, early life and future plans. After being convinced that Heidi was the woman of his dreams, he married her in May of the same year.

Heidi has never publicly expressed regret about her marriage, even when her husband was involved in an alleged sex scandal. She stood by him and they walked past it. Together they share two adorable daughters; Caroline and Catherine.

Father

Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba. He was an inmate during the regime of Fulgencio Batista, who later fled to the United States of America in 1957.

While Rafael’s son died, the elderly American politician Cruz, a Protestant preacher and orator, acts as his son’s close advisor and is sometimes referred to by news outlets as his deputy. During the 2016 presidential election, Rafael made a strong case for his son, even though he was facing some health issues at the time.

Wealth (income and earnings)

Every sitting senator in the United States of America is entitled to an annual salary of $174,000. Before Ted Cruz took office as a senator, his net worth was set at $500,000. That number has since gone through the roof as he is now said to be worth $4.6 million.

Height

Ted Cruz stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches. The politician has faced numerous jokes for many years. He is said to have gained a massive amount of weight during his time as a senator, but there are no exact measurements of his current and previous weight. There is also no information about his other body measurements.