Jump to:

United States Senate

Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator

Republican Campaign Website →

RESOLUTE Citizen Score

70 / 70

Official Profile

Religion: Southern Baptist (Houston's First Baptist Church)

Education: B.A. Public Policy, Princeton University (1992); J.D., Harvard Law School (1995, magna cum laude)

Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada (raised in Houston, TX)

Background: Former Texas Solicitor General and appellate attorney. Clerked for Chief Justice Rehnquist. 2016 presidential candidate. In Senate since 2013.

X / Twitter: @tedcruz

Campaign Website: https://www.tedcruz.org

Junior Senator since 2013. First Hispanic senator from TX. 2016 presidential candidate. Heritage Action lifetime score ~97%. ACU lifetime 97%. FRC Action 100%. NRA A+ rated. Led filibuster against Obamacare. Strong constitutionalist. Argued 9 cases before US Supreme Court as TX Solicitor General. Father Rafael is a pastor.

Category Breakdown

America First

10/10

Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications

TRUE (+2)

Candidate promotes America exclusively and never promotes or defends foreign nations' interests over U.S. interests

TRUE (+2)

Candidate is a U.S.-born citizen with no dual citizenship

TRUE (+2)

Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements

TRUE (+2)

Marriage

10/10

Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful

TRUE (+2)

Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life

TRUE (+2)

Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)

TRUE (+2)

Abortion

10/10

Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports total abolition of abortion with no exceptions (rape, incest, health of mother)

TRUE (+2)

Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it

TRUE (+2)

Candidate rejects any public funding, subsidies, or legal protections for abortion providers or procedures

TRUE (+2)

Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology

TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

10/10

Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty

TRUE (+2)

Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens

TRUE (+2)

Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes all forms of gun control legislation (registration, red-flag laws, licensing, bans, or confiscation) that restrict the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms

TRUE (+2)

Candidate views a well-armed citizenry as essential for the preservation of liberty, protection of innocent life, and as a check against tyranny, consistent with Reformed covenant theology and America's Founding principles

TRUE (+2)

Immigration

10/10

Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation

TRUE (+2)

Education

10/10

Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values

TRUE (+2)

PCH/CBG

10/10

Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ

TRUE (+2)

Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage

TRUE (+2)

Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)

TRUE (+2)

Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order

TRUE (+2)

Sources & Evidence

Official Senate Page Heritage Action Scorecard sbaprolife.org/senator/ted-cruz www.tedcruz.org/defending-life/www.tedcruz.org/reforming-immigration-and-improving-...Official Senate Page Heritage Action Scorecard

Have Information About This Official?

Help us improve this scorecard. If you have evidence of this official's positions — voting records, social media posts, public statements, or corrections — submit it below and we'll review and update the profile.