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J.D., Harvard University</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spouse:</th> <td>Heidi Suzanne<td> </tr> </table> <header class="smallcaps border_bottom"> <h2>Candidacy</h2> </header> <dl class="data" style="margin-bottom: 1em;"> <dt class="hidden">Race</dt> <dd> <a href="/web/20120616103638/http://www.texastribune.org/election-2012/us-senate/"> U.S. Sen. </a> </dd> </dl> <header class="smallcaps border_bottom"> <h2>Election Info</h2> </header> <dl class="data"> <dt> U.S. Sen., 2012-05-29 </dt> <dd data-race="5753"> <span class="election_result runoff_election">Runoff</span> with 34.23% of vote </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="column gap"> <header class="smallcaps border_bottom"> <h2>Political Profile</h2> </header> <table class="data" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th scope="row">Party:</th> <td>Republican Party</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="column last"> <header class="smallcaps border_bottom"> <h2>Contact Info</h2> </header> <table class="data" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th scope="row">Twitter:</th> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/Tedcruz">@Tedcruz</a></td> </tr> </table> <header class="smallcaps border_bottom"> <span style="float: right;">Follow <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/Tedcruz" title="">@Tedcruz</a></span> <h2>Twitter Feed</h2> </header> <ul class="tweets simple"> <li> <p class="text">“@mariewmcclella<wbr>n: Defending U.S. Sovereignty <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/jxGOICVZ" class="ext">http://t.co/jxGO<wbr>ICVZ</a> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/tedcruz”" class="user">@tedcruz”</a> #txsen</p> <p class="info">8 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">BREAKING: President Obama pushing back-door amnesty. Help us stop it! Contribute now: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/YycDPXJD" class="ext">http://t.co/YycD<wbr>PXJD</a> #TXSen</p> <p class="info">14 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/texasbryanp:" class="user">@texasbryanp:</a> #TXSen candidate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/TedCruz:" class="user">@TedCruz:</a> Obama Amnesty Decision Cravenly Political, Lawless <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/rxkb4nxZ" class="ext">http://t.co/rxkb<wbr>4nxZ</a> #tcot <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://twitter.com/PJTatler" class="user">@PJTatler</a> #TxGOP</p> <p class="info">14 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">"The conservative grassroots will decide this race" - at Kerr County Republican Women meeting #TXSen <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/tLZFkFUZ" class="ext">http://t.co/tLZF<wbr>kFUZ</a></p> <p class="info">18 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Latest Obama policy is nothing more than back-door amnesty, and I categorically oppose amnesty: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/6BZd1PmV" class="ext">http://t.co/6BZd<wbr>1PmV</a> #TXSen</p> <p class="info">18 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">The Constitution places on the President the solemn responsibility to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully (cont) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120616103638/http://t.co/rjfU92kl" class="ext">http://t.co/rjfU<wbr>92kl</a></p> <p class="info">18 hours ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Want your own "On to the Runoff" yard sign delivered straight to your door? 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