Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator · TX
RSenateTX
Score
94/100 · High Risk
Net worth
$11.28M
Tenure
2013-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $270,815,313 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $43,002,480 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $1,563,445 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $5,609,514 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $8,069,002 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $828,187 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $18,785,769 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $3,592,310 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($9,446,208 total)
- $3,864,738: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
- $2,298,527: SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND
- $1,700,000: SAVE OUR COUNTRY
- $914,622: RED SENATE
- $668,321: SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION
Top opposers ($10,291,231 total)
- $5,872,432: TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FUND
- $2,300,407: TEXAS FOREVER
- $1,373,567: WINSENATE
- $404,825: VOTER AWARENESS PROJECT
- $340,000: CRUSH MAGA PAC
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Flew to Cancún during deadly 2021 Texas winter storm while constituents died
- Objected to 2020 election certification
- Koch network top funder, direct influence on energy and tax policy
- Called 'Lyin' Ted' by Trump, became one of his most loyal supporters
- Organized Iran letter (2015), 47 senators wrote to undermine Obama nuclear deal