Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator · TX
RSenateTX
Score
5/100 · Clean
Net worth
$11.28M
Tenure
2013-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $178,109,142 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $38,296,327 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $1,411,545 | 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 ($1,047,638 total)
- $363,005: SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND
- $278,478: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
- $252,155: RED SENATE
- $110,880: THE L & C COALITION
- $43,120: ENDORSE LIBERTY, INC
Top opposers ($4,778,629 total)
- $2,300,407: TEXAS FOREVER
- $1,373,567: WINSENATE
- $403,825: VOTER AWARENESS PROJECT
- $360,830: TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FUND
- $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