Featured Candidate:
Ted Cruz officially announced his run for president on March 23 during a speech at Liberty University. His opponents in the Republican primary are Donald Trump and John Kasich.
Alma Mater:
Princeton University and Harvard Law School
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Known for:
He is a junior U.S. Senator for Texas and wrote a book titled A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America published by HarperCollins in June of 2015.
Proposals:
- Protecting of second amendment rights
- Holding the Constitution as a stricter standard for law/repealing laws he believes to be unconstitutional
- Increasing U.S. border security
- Increasing military power
- Supporting Israel
- Defending pro-life laws and fighting to take taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood
- Imposing “Cruz Simple Flat Tax Plan”
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