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U.S. Senator from Texas · Class I

Ted Cruz

100LoyaltyMed 100
95AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
1BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.78

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the Senate
Breaks on
Economics and Public Finance 1%
Committees
Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Foreign Relations · Rules and Administration
Bills on
Armed Forces and National Security · Taxation · International Affairs
Age
55

Bottom line

Where Cruz has influence

Roles

Talks most about

Stories in Cruz’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Cruz breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Cruz voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 1% · 1 of 180 party 1%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Cruz broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
06/18/26 H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActOn the Cloture Motion · This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
84–8
06/16/26 H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActOn the Motion to Proceed · This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
87–8
04/23/26 S.Con.Res. 33 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.On the Amendment · This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2026, sets forth budgetary levels for…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
25–73
03/12/26 H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActOn Passage of the Bill · This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
89–10
03/11/26 H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActOn the Cloture Motion · This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
82–11
03/11/26 H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActOn the Amendment · This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
84–10
01/30/26 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Passage of the Bill · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
71–29
12/15/25 S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026On the Cloture Motion · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction,…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
76–20

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Cruz is saying

All 22 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Cruz voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
4.88· expected 1.49

Above expectations

Rank 1 of 100 in the Senate ┃ expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Cruz’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 129
  2. Action in committee 30
  3. Action beyond committee 29
  4. Passed chamber 13
  5. Became law 3

129 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 6 significant (got a roll call vote), 121 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (3)

2 national policy · 1 Texas and California-specific

  • S. 759 Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans ActModernizes access to public oceans. AI-readBecame law Sep 25, 2026 · Transportation and Public WorksNational policy
  • S. 32 LACAAdds College Station and El Centro as court locations in two federal judicial divisions. AI-readBecame law Sep 16, 2026 · LawLocal or single-entity · Texas and California
  • S. 146 TAKE IT DOWN ActBecame law May 19, 2025 · Science, Technology, CommunicationsNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Cruz’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Cruz.

95/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 47 missed of 915

Voted on 868 of 915 roll calls; missed 47. Lower than 83% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Senate R median 100 ┃ Rank 17 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 798 votes that split the parties. Higher than 82% of senators.

75% 100%
8/ 100

Chamber median 9 ┃ −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 78% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.78

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 133 sponsored bills

Sponsored 133 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 279 (median 307.5), 30 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Armed Forces and National Security, Taxation, International Affairs.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Nominations218 100% Pro
Economics and Public Finance202 39% Pro
Other114 100% Pro
Immigration37 27% Pro
International Affairs35 17% Pro
Defense & national security31 97% Pro
Energy & environment26 100% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector19 79% Pro
Environmental Protection18 67% Pro
Congress16 94% Pro
Taxes, finance & economy14 100% Pro
Government Operations and Politics13 77% Pro
Energy12 100% Pro
Sports and Recreation12 67% Pro
Transportation and Public Works12 42% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources10 100% Pro
Foreign affairs & trade10 100% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security9 67% Pro
Housing and Community Development8 38% Pro
Taxation7 57% Pro
Health care7 100% Pro
Transportation & infrastructure7 100% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 17% Pro
Budget & appropriations5 100% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100% Pro
Health4 25% Pro
Education & families3 100% Pro
Education2 50% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications2 100% Pro
Immigration & border2 100% Pro
Emergency Management1 0% Pro
Families1 0% Pro
Crime & justice1 100% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMarsha BlackburnTN Senate99%agreement
  2. RRon JohnsonWI Senate99%agreement
  3. RBernie MorenoOH Senate99%agreement
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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Cruz’s campaign raised $10.2M: $8.3M (81%) from individuals and $475K (5%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $3.0M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Cruz

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 131.

  1. PAC for America 2 Independent PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

See how much each organization gave Cruz this cycle and last, the mix of corporate, labor, trade and other PACs, and who else each one funds.

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Cruz’s own leadership PAC: Jobs, Freedom, and Security PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical recordPro

Compare Cruz’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact