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{{cquote|largest longtime contributor is a gay billionaire who supports same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization, campaign finance filings show.  Peter Thiel, a German-born hedge fund manager and founder of the online payment system PayPal, gave Cruz $251,000 in 2009 for his aborted run for attorney general. The money represented 19 percent of the total raised for that campaign, which Cruz ended after Attorney General Greg Abbott decided to run for re-election.}}

{{cquote|largest longtime contributor is a gay billionaire who supports same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization, campaign finance filings show.  Peter Thiel, a German-born hedge fund manager and founder of the online payment system PayPal, gave Cruz $251,000 in 2009 for his aborted run for attorney general. The money represented 19 percent of the total raised for that campaign, which Cruz ended after Attorney General Greg Abbott decided to run for re-election.}}

The ''Texas Monthly'' ran a similar expose entitled, "Ted Cruz's Gay Marriage Money."  This article described how one of Cruz's donors has been:<ref>http://www.texasmonthly.com/burka-blog/ted-cruzs-gay-marriage-money</ref>

The ''Texas Monthly'' ran a similar exposé entitled, "Ted Cruz's Gay Marriage Money."  This article described how one of Cruz's donors has been:<ref>http://www.texasmonthly.com/burka-blog/ted-cruzs-gay-marriage-money</ref>

{{cquote|Paul Elliott Singer of the hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation. Singer, whose son married his partner, donated $425,000 and raised another $500,000 to push for legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. In 2012, Singer donated $1 million to the American Unity PAC, with the purpose of supporting candidates who back gay marriage. Singer gave Cruz $25,000 in 2009.}}

{{cquote|Paul Elliott Singer of the hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation. Singer, whose son married his partner, donated $425,000 and raised another $500,000 to push for legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. In 2012, Singer donated $1 million to the American Unity PAC, with the purpose of supporting candidates who back gay marriage. Singer gave Cruz $25,000 in 2009.}}

In April, the New York Times ran an article about the special fundraising meeting that Cruz had in Manhattan with homosexual potential donors:  "At New York Reception, Ted Cruz Said to Strike Different Tone Toward Gays."

In April, the ''New York Times'' ran an article about the special fundraising meeting that Cruz had in Manhattan with homosexual potential donors:  "At New York Reception, Ted Cruz Said to Strike Different Tone Toward Gays."

== Judicial nominees ==

== Judicial nominees ==