This home has been the site of several protests. A group known as the “pallbearers for Cruz” called for his resignation, leaving three coffins on his lawn, representing those who died during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. In June 2021, 8 people were arrested for trespassing during a protest outside of Cruz’s home. This group of about 50 people represented the Sunrise Movement, who were calling for action on climate change.
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Ted Cruz’s net worth is $4 million. He began his career in law and was a professor at the University of Texas Law School. His wife, Heidi Cruz, is a managing director at Goldman Sachs. Ted and Heidi Cruz were married in 2001 and have two daughters.
Cruz was elected Senator in Texas in 2012. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, raising a record $92 million, but was runner-up to the eventual nominee and 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. In 2018, Cruz faced an electoral challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke, narrowly maintaining his Senatorial seat.