Many people criticize Senator Cruz as being a junior Senator or sarcastically ask what has he accomplished. Unlike Obama who only achieved the title of a failed community organizer, Senator Cruz does have an imposing resume that he has earned prior to running for the highest office on the land. I’d like to thank Young Conservatives for their help creating the following list:
1. Former Law Professor described him as “Brilliant”
2. Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist
3. Served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008
4. Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
5. Authored over 80 SCOTUS briefs and presented over 40 oral arguments before The Court
6. In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms
7. Presented oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
8. Defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds
9. Defended the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
10. Defended the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States
11. Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush Cheney campaign
12. Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
13. Defeated Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who was heavily favored and backed by the DC old-guard GOP
14. Defeated Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election
15. Described as superb Constitutional Lawyer
16. AWARDS: “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) “50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal (2008) “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,” Texas Lawyer (2010) “20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,” Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
17. Appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
18. Sponsored ObamaCare Repeal Act
19. Sponsored legislation to prohibit use of drones from killing citizens of the United States within the United
20. Sponsored legislation to Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act
21. Sponsored legislation the Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act
22. Sponsored legislation to Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
23. Sponsored a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office
24. Sponsored a bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began on September 11, 2012
25. Sponsored the State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
26. Sponsored a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service
27. Sponsored a bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities
28. Sponsored American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
29. Sponsored a bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests
30. Sponsored SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014
31. Sponsored Free All Speech Act of 2014
32. Sponsored Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Suspension Act of 2014
33. Sponsored a bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014
34. Sponsored a bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012
35. Sponsored Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
36. Sponsored the Expatriate Terrorists Act
37. Sponsored Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014
38. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TED CRUZ IS AN ELEPHANT NOT A RHINO
It is important to scrutinize any candidate’s resume if he or she runs for president. It not only tells their character but also offers insight into what type of person they will be in the oval office. The above resume is one of integrity, conservative values, and overall excellence. Few if any politicians can boast the same.
