Biography:
— Senator from Texas.
— Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 22, 1970.
— Graduated Princeton University, B.A., 1992.
— Graduated Harvard University, J.D., 1995.
— Law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist.
— Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice.
— Director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission.
— Solicitor general of Texas 2003-2008.
— Lawyer.
— Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term commencing January 3, 2013.
— Reelected in 2018 and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.
— Chair, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
— Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.