Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
Cruz married Heidi Nelson on May 27, 2001; they have two daughters, Caroline (b. circa 2008) and Catherine (b. circa 2011). The couple met when Cruz was working on George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign. Heidi took leave from her position as head of the Southwest Region in the Investment Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2016 to support Cruz’s run for president.
Who is Ted Cruz’s wife Heidi Cruz?
Heidi Suzanne Cruz is an American businesswoman. She has been a managing director at Goldman Sachs since 2012. San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. Cruz completed her tertiary education at Claremont McKenna College, the Université libre de Bruxelles, and Harvard Business School.
Heidi Suzanne Nelson was born on August 7, 1972, in San Luis Obispo, California, to Suzanne Jane, a dental hygienist, and Peter Christian Nelson, a dentist. Nelson was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist. Her maternal grandfather Olavi Johannes Rouhe was from Savonlinna, Finland.
