Senator, United States Senate, Texas, 2013-present

Candidate, United States Senate, Texas, 2018, 2024

Candidate, President of the United States, 2016

Ranking Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Member, Committee on Foreign Relations

Member, Committee on Rules and Administration

Member, Committee on the Judiciary

Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation

Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security

Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism

Member, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism

Member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing

Member, Subcommittee on Space and Science

Member, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution

Member, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion

Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues

Former Member, Airland Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Ranking Member, Commerce Committee

Former Member, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Strategic Forces Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy

Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights, and Federal Courts, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Seapower, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Security, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on The Constitution, United States Senate

Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Limited Liability Partnership, 2008-2013

Adjunct Professor of Law, United States Court Litigation, University of Texas School of Law, 2004-2009

Solicitor General of Texas, Office of the Attorney General, 2003-2008

Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission, 2001-2003

Coordinator, Department of Justice, Bush-Cheney Transition Team, 2000-2001

Associate Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 2001

Domestic Policy Advisor, Bush Presidential Campaign, 1999-2000

Florida Recount Team, Bush-Cheney Presidential Campaign, 2000

Associate, Cooper/Carvin & Rosenthal, 1997-1999

Law Clerk, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1996-1997

Law Clerk, Judge J. Michael Luttig, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995-1996

Member, American Law Institute

Executive Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

Founding Editor, Harvard Latino Law Review

Primary Editor, Harvard Law Review

Board Member, Hispanic Alliance for Progress

Director/Former Vice President, Texas Lyceum

Member, Texas Philosophical Society

Board Member, Texas Review of Law & Politics

Father's Name:

Rafael

Father's Occupation:

Former small business owner in the oil and gas industry; currently a pastor.

Mother's Name:

Eleanor

Mother's Occupation:

Former computer programmer

Publications:

A Time for Truth