2014 Statesman Of The Year
Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator & Conservative Champion
In 2012, Ted Cruz was elected as the 34th U.S. Senator from Texas. Ted’s election was described by the Washington Post as “the biggest upset of 2012 . . . a true grassroots victory against very long odds.”
A passionate fighter for liberty, economic growth, and the Constitution, Ted has seen first-hand the miracle of freedom and opportunity in America. Ted's father was imprisoned and tortured in Cuba, and he fled to Texas in 1957, penniless and not speaking a word of English. He washed dishes for 50 cents an hour, paid his way through the University of Texas, and started a small business working towards the American dream.
Before being elected, Ted received national acclaim as the Solicitor General of Texas, the state's chief lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ted has authored more than 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and argued 43 oral arguments--including nine before the U.S. Supreme Court. During Ted’s service as Solicitor General, Texas achieved an unprecedented series of landmark national victories, including successfully defending U.S. sovereignty from the World Court and the United Nations, the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, the Texas Ten Commandments monument, and the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance.
In the Senate, Ted serves on the Commerce Committee; the Armed Services Committee; the Judiciary Committee; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Rules Committee.
Ted graduated with honors from Princeton University and with high honors from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the first Hispanic ever to clerk for the Chief Justice of the United States.
Ted and his wife Heidi live in his hometown of Houston, Texas, with their two young daughters, Caroline and Catherine.
2014 Statesman Of The Year
Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator & Conservative Champion
"Ted Cruz - 3rd Most Influencial Person In The World"
Rasmussen Reports
"Ted Cruz may be our Ronald Reagan"
Glenn Beck
Radio Host
"Ted has been a real fighter for liberty. He walks the walk, and he has been a national leader defending the Tenth Amendment and fighting to shrink the size, power, and spending of the federal government."
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator
"Ted Cruz is a solid Conservative"
Sean Hannity
2013 Statesman of The Year
Radio Commentator
FoxNews TV Host
Author
"Ted Cruz has a deep appreciation for the U.S. Constitution and he’s someone conservatives can count on to fight for the principles of freedom that make America great.”
Jim Demint
Former U.S. Senator
Heritage Foundation, President
