Rafael Cruz

Rafael Cruz
Cruz speaking at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in 2015
Born
Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz

(1939-03-22) March 22, 1939 (age 85)
NationalityCuban (1939–present)[1]
Canadian (1973–2005)
American (2005–present)
EducationUniversity of Santiago de Cuba
University of Texas, Austin (BS)
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Julia Garza
(m. 1959; div. 1963)
Eleanor Darragh Wilson
(m. 1969; div. 1997)
Children3, including Ted

Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz (born March 22, 1939)[2] is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and the father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He has served as a surrogate in his son's political campaigns.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference npr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cruz, Ted (June 30, 2015). A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062365637.
  3. ^ Bailey, Holly (October 27, 2015). "Meet Rafael Cruz: Ted Cruz's secret evangelical weapon". Yahoo! Politics. Yahoo!. Retrieved December 4, 2015. One of his son's closest advisers and confidants, Cruz is a tireless surrogate ...
  4. ^ Hook, Janet (June 21, 2015). "Ted Cruz's Father Fires Up Campaign Rhetoric". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2015.