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'''Ted Cruz''' (b. December 22, 1970) is a [[conservative]] Republican candidate seeking the [[Senate]] seat vacated by [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]]. He is the former Solicitor General of [[Texas]], the chief lawyer for the State before the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Cruz has authored over 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and personally argued 40 oral arguments, including 9 before the U.S. Supreme Court. He graduated from Harvard Law School [[magna cum laude]] and served as a Primary Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
'''Ted Cruz''' (b. December 22, 1970) is a [[conservative]] Republican candidate seeking the [[Senate]] seat vacated by [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]]. He is the former Solicitor General of [[Texas]], the chief lawyer for the State before the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Cruz has authored over 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and personally argued 40 oral arguments, including 9 before the U.S. Supreme Court. He graduated from Harvard Law School [[magna cum laude]] and served as a Primary Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Ted's father was a political prisoner in [[Cuba]] before escaping to the United States and his mother is American. Cruz was born in Alberta, [[Canada]] then the family moved to Texas. Cruz is a Southern Baptist, married with two children.
Ted Cruz has the backing of the [[Tea Party movement]], [[Tea Party Express]], [[Club for Growth]], [[FreedomWorks]], [[Family Research Council]], Erick Erickson of [[RedState]], [[Mark Levin]], Senator [[Jim DeMint]], Senator [[Rand Paul]], Senator [[Pat Toomey]], and [[Sarah Palin]].
Ted Cruz has the backing of the [[Tea Party movement]], [[Tea Party Express]], [[Club for Growth]], [[FreedomWorks]], [[Family Research Council]], Erick Erickson of [[RedState]], [[Mark Levin]], Senator [[Jim DeMint]], Senator [[Rand Paul]], Senator [[Pat Toomey]], and [[Sarah Palin]].