# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ted-cruz
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:48:35.056Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ted-cruz"
name: "Ted Cruz"
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description: "Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee."
tagline: "American politician (born 1970)"
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profileType:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump