Rafael Edward Cruz is a Canadian-born American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the junior United States Senator from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2003 to 2008 as the third Solicitor General of Texas. He has been described as a movement conservative, a social conservative, and a constitutional conservative with libertarian leanings. Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee since 2025. No. 1 on The New York Times Nonfiction best seller list for 1 week, from the issue of September 13, 2026 (Sentinel). Wiki link