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Rafael Cruz. Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz (born March 22, 1939) [2] is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and father of Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He has served as a surrogate in his son's political campaigns. [3] [4] Early life. Cruz was born in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1939.
Rafael Edward Cruz (/ k r uː z /; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
Nov 9, 2015 · There is no question that Rafael Cruz, who is now a pastor and his son’s most effective and popular campaign surrogate, was beaten in 1957 at the hands of agents for Fulgencio Batista, the...
Nov 13, 2015 · Rafael Cruz fleshed out the story of his role in a key battle in Santiago de Cuba, where he said a revolutionary leader was killed just hours after he had seen him.
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- He Protested for Castro Before Leaving Cuba. As a teenager under the brutal Batista regime, Rafael Cruz resented the regime and often clashed with its officials.
- He Met Ted’s Mother in Canada, Where He Worked in Oil & Gas. Rafael Cruz arrived in Austin, Texas “with nothing but the clothes on his back and one hundred dollars sewn into his underwear.”
- He Settled in Texas & Became a Preacher. Despite later being described as a competent oilman, R.B. Cruz and Associates folded in 1974 and the family returned to Texas.
- He Advocated the End of Separation of Church & State. In his book A Time for Action: Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim America, Cruz elaborated on his nonbelief in the separation of church and state and the proper role of believers in government
Rafael Cruz is a pastor, a Cuban immigrant, and a conservative activist who travels the country to support his son, Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and Tea Party leader. Learn about his story, his views, and his impact on the political scene.
Jun 27, 2015 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's father was a 1950s Cuban revolutionary who longed to slip into the island's eastern mountains and join Fidel Castro's guerrilla army. At 17, Rafael Cruz led a group of insurgents staging urban sabotage against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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