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2026 midterms · Candidate
Republican · Candidate · U.S. House, Texas’s 35th District · Challenger
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0.4%
of statements criticize a policy
In the bottom 5% of Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates (their average is 8.1%; Cruz ranks 115th of 117, where 1st is the highest rate), from 236 statements.
An AI model reads each of Cruz’s posts on X and marks whether each criticizes a specific policy, law or ruling; the rate is the share marked.
What Cruz says
0.4% of Cruz’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates. Their average is 8.1%.
An AI model reads Cruz’s posts on X and marks five kinds of statement; the rate is the share of statements with each label. The thin grey bar is the average of the 117 Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates with 50 or more statements, and the rank places Cruz among them (1st is the highest rate). A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How often does Cruz make each kind of statement?
Share of statements: Cruz (thick bar) against the Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates average (thin grey bar)
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Cruz
Average
Rank
Personal attacks
0%
4.8%
112th of 117
Policy criticism
0.4%
8.1%
115th of 117
Policy discussion
25%
31%
82nd of 117
Bipartisanship
0%
1.6%
106th of 117
Credit claiming
13%
11%
45th of 117
Show the data
| Row | Cruz | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0% | 4.8% |
| Policy criticism | 0.4% | 8.1% |
| Policy discussion | 25% | 31% |
| Bipartisanship | 0% | 1.6% |
| Credit claiming | 13% | 11% |
236
statements classified
From their posts on X.
Awards
- Least Policy-CriticalBottom 3% in policy criticism among all ranked candidates, the lab’s rule.
- Most Civil CandidateBottom 3% in personal attacks among all ranked candidates, the lab’s rule.
- Zero Personal AttacksNo statement marked as a personal attack, with 50 or more statements, the lab’s rule.
The five kinds of statement
Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.
Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).
Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.
Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.
Recent statements
Cruz’s 20 latest statements on file, newest first. The latest is from Oct 26, 2026.
Each statement is shown as written, with the labels the AI model gave it (or none). Five are shown; the rest are one click away. The lab keeps the latest 20 per candidate here.
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Money
Cruz reports $2.0M raised and $312.6K cash on hand. By money raised, 2nd of the four candidates on this race’s list with FEC figures.
Totals the campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle, as filed.
Raised
$2.0M
Spent
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$312.6K
Where has Cruz’s money come from?
Receipts by source, as reported to the FEC
Show the data
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Individuals | $1.2M |
| PACs | $415.7K |
| Party committees | $5,000 |
| Own money | $0 |
| Candidate loans | $53.0K |
Notes
Sources are the FEC’s categories; what is left (transfers, refunds, other receipts) is not drawn. The race page compares every candidate in the race.
Online
Cruz’s posts on X from Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026. Followers and the average likes and views per post, from the posts the lab has collected.
Engagement is what X reports for each collected post, averaged; it measures reach, not support.
Followers
Not on file
Likes per post
13
Views per post
1.1K
The race
Texas 35th District: Cruz advanced from the primary. Primary Mar 3, 2026, runoff Apr 7, 2026. General election Nov 3, 2026.
This race is not among the races the lab lists as rated toss-up or leaning.
Who else is on the list?
Candidates recorded as advancing from the primary
- Maureen GalindoDChallenger · advanced
- Johnny GarciaDChallenger · advanced
- John LujanRChallenger · advanced
The race page compares every candidate’s statements and money · every race in Texas
Methods and sources
The headline. Each candidate’s headline is chosen by one rule for everyone. The peer group is the ranked candidates (50 or more statements) of the same party, for the same office and measured on the same record, widened to both parties when it has fewer than 10. Each kind of statement is scored by how far the candidate sits from the middle of the group (|percentile − 0.5|, ties counting half); the farthest leads if it is outside the middle half (above 0.25), scores within 0.03 tie and fall to a fixed order, and a high rate backed by fewer than 10 labelled statements cannot lead. Otherwise the headline is a plain count.
The statements. This candidate is measured on the posts on X the lab collects for the campaign. An AI model marks each statement for five kinds of statement; rates are shown from 10 statements and ranked from 50.
The race. Candidates come from FEC filings (House and Senate), the lab’s list of sitting members of Congress, and the lab’s list of candidates for governor. The lab records each primary’s result once it is official. House districts follow FEC filings; a sitting member is placed in the race for the seat they hold now.
Identifiers. FEC candidate id H6TX35087 (FEC record). First FEC filing Oct 7, 2025.
Money and reach. Campaign money is as reported to the FEC. Followers, likes and views are what X reports for the posts the lab collected, the latest from Oct 26, 2026.