Sen. Ted Cruz collects $1.5 million in first quarter to fuel his third Senate campaign

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, raised $1.5 million in the first quarter as he embarked on his second reelection bid, according to his campaign. He has not yet drawn a serious challenger.

, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., R-Texas, raised $1.5 million in the first quarter as he embarked on his second reelection bid, according to his campaign.

Cruz raised $1,548,935 across his reelection campaign and two affiliated committees, according to numbers first shared with The Texas Tribune on Friday. Saturday is the deadline for members of Congress to report their first-quarter campaign finances to the Federal Election Commission. “Texans know they have a tireless advocate in Washington in Sen. Ted Cruz who works every day to be the Lone Star State’s stalwart defender of freedom and liberty,” Cruz spokesperson Steve Guest said in a statement.

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