Cruz, Ted

Cruz, Ted is a Republican Senator representing Texas. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

They have raised $50K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is misc business, contributing $7K. Organizations spend $1.4 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are trade and transportation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 94% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 47% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

10 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $10.4 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $17.7 million spent supporting them and $5.6 million spent opposing them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are outside spending on their races and former staff becoming lobbyists.