Cruz, age 53, is Texas’ junior senator. He was first elected in 2012 and ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016. He serves as ranking member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation and also on the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees.
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