Dropped out on May 3, 2016 |
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Personal Information
Born
December 22, 1970, Calgary, Canada
Family
Spouse: Heidi Nelson Cruz
Education
Faith West Academy, Katy, Texas
Second Baptist High School, Houston, Texas
Princeton University, BA in Public Policy
Harvard Law School graduated magna cum laude in 1995, Juris Doctor degree while at Harvard he was editor of Harvard Law Review, executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, founding editor of Harvard Latino Law Review
Political Experience
1999 Domestic policy advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 campaign
Associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice
Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission
2003-2008 Solicitor General of Texas
2012-current U.S. Senator from Texas
Other Job Experience
1992 U.S. National Debating Championship
1992 North American Debating Championship
1992 U.S. National Speaker of the Year
1995 law clerk to J. Michael Luttig of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1996 law clerk to William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
1997-1998 Worked for Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal law firm
2004-2009 Adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin
2008-2013 Worked for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP law firm where he led the firm's U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times
General Interests
Other (hobbies, interests, etc.)
Who is your personal hero and why?
What was your favorite subject in school and why?
What is your favorite book and why?
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Who is your favorite musician or type of music and why?
The Issues
Please make a brief statement about your positions on the following issues.
Education
The Economy
Foreign Relations
Defense
Health Care
Immigration
The Environment
Other issues important to you
Statement to New Hampshire Students about the importance of voting and being civically engaged