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Ted Cruz

Senator, Texas

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Ted Cruz Gets an A

Score: 95 out of 100, the weighted average of 6 principles. On 75 of 80 votes and bills, Cruz was on the liberty side.

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  • A
    Tyranny14 of 14 with liberty
  • B-
    Free nations18 of 23 with liberty
  • –
    Free speech1 of 1, too few to count
  • A
    Free markets13 of 13 with liberty
  • A
    Equal rights7 of 7 with liberty
  • –
    ConscienceNo record yet
  • A
    Defense6 of 6 with liberty
  • A
    Borders16 of 16 with liberty

Who pays for Cruz’s campaign

$12,422,145 raised since January 2025.

  • 83%from people$10,285,590
  • 13%transfers and other income$1,598,505
  • 4%from PACs and other committees$538,050

The committee money, by who is behind it

  • Company PACs$379,500
  • Trade groups$94,365
  • Leadership and cause PACs$77,250
  • Member groups$24,630
  • Unions$15,000

Added up from what the committees themselves reported giving. They report later than the campaign does, so this can come to more than the committee line above.

Committees that gave the most

  1. Coupang, Inc. Company PAC (COUPAC)$10,000
  2. Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$10,000
  3. Garmin International Inc Political Action Committee$10,000
  4. Johnson Controls Inc. PAC$10,000
  5. L3Harris Technologies, Inc. PAC$10,000

9 more committees gave $10,000 as well. A PAC may give a candidate $5,000 for each election, so many give the same.

From the campaign’s own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through September 30, 2026. People who gave are counted, never named. The full filing at FEC.gov. Discuss this money

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