Federal Representation

Jasmine Crockett, Democratic Party

Washington: 202-225-8885 

• From St. Louis Missouri, Grafted from Rhodes college, J.D from Houston Law Center; first term in office; member of the Texas Progressive Caucus (founding member); member of the Texas Caucus on Climate, Energy, and the Environment (founding member); Freshman Leadership Representative; past Bowie County Democratic Party Chair; held; former board member of the Dallas County Metrocare Services; member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

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John Cornyn, Republican

Washington: 202-224-2934

Houston: 713-570-3337

Harlingen: 956-423-0162

Lubbock: 806-472-7533

San Antonio: 210-224-7485

Austin: 512-469-6034

Tyler: 903-593-0902

Dallas: 972-239-1310

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• First elected to the Senate in 2002; held the seat since then;  born in Houston; graduated from Trinity University; graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law; graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law; Texas 37th District Judge between 1985 and 1991; associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court between 1991 and 1997; elected Attorney General of Texas in 1998; awarded the RAINN Crime Fighter Award and Children At Risk Founders Award in 2012; awarded Small Business Advocate of the Year award by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2013; elected as the Majority Whip in 2014; named Mr. South Texas in 2015 for his role in growth of South Texas region in 2015; sits on Committee on Finance; sits on Committee on the Judiciary; sits on Select Committee on Intelligence; part of the 22 senators who signed a letter to President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement; does not believe climate change to be man made; opposed the Green New Deal; voted against including oil and gas smokestacks in mercury regulations; voted against factoring global warming into federal project planning; voted against banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; two children

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Ted Cruz, Republican

Washington: 202-224-5922

Austin: 512-916-5834

Dallas: 214-599-8749

Houston: 713-718-3057

San Antonio: 210-340-2885

Tyler: 903-593-5130

McAllen: 956-686-7339

• Born in Calgary, Alberta; attended Awty International School, Houston; Faith West Academy; Second Baptist High School; Graduated from Princeton; obtained Law degree from Harvard Law School; part of George W. Bush’s campaign as a domestic policy advisor; worked at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission during the Bush administration; remained Solicitor General of Texas; supporter of 2nd amendment; elected to Senate in 2013; voted to repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate; voted to increase coal and petrol exports; voted to expand drilling for coal and gas into Indian reservations and and the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska; sits on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; sits on Committee on Foreign Relations; sits on Committee on Rules and Administration; Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Economic Committee; criticized by political allies and rivals to leave Texas during the February 2021 storm Uri; Son of Cuban immigrant; Two daughters