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 |
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