UnitedStatesSenate

FinancialDisclosures
AnnualReportforCalendar2014
TheHonorableRafaelECruz(Cruz,Ted)
Filed08/03/2015@5:54PM

Thefollowingstatementswerecheckedbeforefiling:
IcertifythatthestatementsIhavemadeonthisformaretrue,completeandcorrecttothebestofmyknowledgeandbelief.
Iunderstandthatreportscannotbeeditedoncefiled.Tomakecorrections,Iwillsubmitanelectronicamendmenttothis
report.
Iomittedassetsbecausetheymeetthethreeparttestforexemption.

Part1.HonorariaPaymentsorPaymentstoCharityinLieuofHonoraria
Didanyindividualororganizationpayyouoryourspousemorethan$200ordonateanyamounttoacharityonyourbehalf,
foranarticle,speech,orappearance?No

Part2.EarnedandNonInvestmentIncome
Didyouoryourspousehavereportableearnedincomeornoninvestmentincome?Yes
#

WhoWasPaid

Type

WhoPaid

AmountPaid

Self

Royalties

HarperCollins

$190,000.00

(Bookadvance)

NewYork,NY

Wages

GoldmanSachsandCo

Spouse

>$1,000

JerseyCity,NJ

Part3.Assets
Didyou,yourspouse,ordependentchildownanyassetworthmorethan$1000,haveadepositaccountwithabalanceover
$5,000,orreceiveincomeofmorethan$200fromanasset?Yes
Income
Asset
1

AssetType

GSHIXGoldmanSachsHighYieldInstl

Corporate

(NASDAQ)

Securities
Stock

Owner
Joint

Value

Type

Income

$15,001

Dividends,

$2,501

$50,000

Excepted

$5,000

Investment

Fund,
2

GHYIXGoldmanSachsHighYieldMuni

Corporate

Instl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$15,001

Dividends,

$1,001

$50,000

Interest,

$2,500

Stock

Excepted
Investment
Fund,

GIMDXGoldmanSachsLocalEmrg

Corporate

MktsDebtInstl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$1,001

Dividends,

$201

$15,000

Excepted

$1,000

Stock

Investment
Fund,

GSMTXGoldmanSachsDynamic

Corporate

MunicipalIncInst(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$15,001

Excepted

$201

$50,000

Investment

$1,000

Stock

GSFRXGoldmanSachsHighYieldFl

Corporate

RateInstl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Fund,
Joint

$15,001

Dividends,

$2,501

$50,000

Excepted

$5,000

Stock

Investment
Fund,

GSSIXGoldmanSachsSmallCapValue

Corporate

Instl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$50,001

Dividends,

$1,001

$100,000

Excepted

$2,500

Stock

Investment
Fund,

GSTIXGoldmanSachsStrategicGrowth

Corporate

Instl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$15,001

Dividends,

$2,501

$50,000

Excepted

$5,000

Stock

Investment
Fund,

BFKBlackRockMunicipalIncomeTrus

Corporate

(NYSE)

Securities

Joint

$250,001

Dividends,

$15,001

$500,000

Interest,

Excepted

$50,000

Stock

Investment
Fund,
9

OKEONEOKInc.(NYSE)

Corporate
Securities
Stock

Joint

$50,001
$100,000

Dividends,

$5,001
$15,000

10

CVXChevronCorporation(NYSE)

Corporate

Joint

Securities

$50,001

Dividends,

$100,000

$5,001
$15,000

Stock
11

XOMExxonMobilCorporation(NYSE)

Corporate

Joint

Securities

$100,001

Dividends,

$250,000

$5,001
$15,000

Stock
12

GSTheGoldmanSachsGroup,Inc.

Corporate

(NYSE)

Securities

Joint

$50,001

Dividends,

$100,000

$1,001
$2,500

Stock
13

GSLIXGoldmanSachsLargeCapValue

Corporate

Instl(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$50,001

Dividends,

$1,001

$100,000

Excepted

$2,500

Stock

Investment
Fund,

14

OGSONEGas,Inc.CommonStock

Corporate

(NYSE)

Securities

Filercomment:January31,2014Thiswas

Stock

Joint

$15,001

Dividends,

$50,000

$201
$1,000

aqualifiedspinoffofONEOK,INC.2,500
sharesat0.25
15

GSAIXGoldmanSachsAsiaEquityInstl

Corporate

(NASDAQ)

Securities

Joint

$1,001

Dividends,

None

$15,000

Excepted

(orless

Investment

than

Fund,

$201)

Dividends,

$5,001

Stock

16

EPDEnterpriseProductsPartnersL.P.

Corporate

(NYSE)

Securities

Joint

$100,001
$250,000

$15,000

Stock
17

USAA529

529College

Institution:USAA

Savings

Joint

Account
Savings
17.1

PlanFBOChild2AgeBasedAggressive

Mutual

Growth

Funds

Joint

$15,001

Excepted

None

$50,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than

Mutual
Fund

17.2

PlanFBOChild2AggressiveGrowth

Mutual

Portfolio

Funds

$201)
Joint

$15,001

Excepted

None

$50,000

Investment

(orless

Mutual

Fund,

Fund

17.3

PlanFBOChild2ModeratePortfolio

Mutual

Filercomment:InMarch2015thenameof

Funds

thisfundwaschangedtoModerately
AggressivePortfolio.

17.4

18

Joint

$15,001

Excepted

None

$50,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than

Fund

Mutual

Filercomment:InMarch2015thenameof
thisfundwaschangedtoModerate

Funds

Portfolio.

$201)

Mutual

PlanFBOChild2BalancedPortfolio

$201)
Joint

$15,001

Excepted

None

$50,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than

Mutual
Fund

Fidelity529Child1

529College

Institution:Fidelity

Savings

than

$201)
Joint

Account
Savings
18.1

MA2027Portfolio

Mutual

Joint

Funds

$100,001

Excepted

None

$250,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than

Mutual
Fund

19

TraditionalIRA

Retirement

$201)
Spouse

Plans
IRA
19.1

GIDGXGoldmanSachsEnhancedDiv

Mutual

GblEqInstl(NASDAQ)

Funds

Spouse

$15,001

Dividends,

$50,000

$1,001
$2,500

Mutual
Fund
20

MorganLewisCashBalanceRetirement

Retirement

Plan

Plans

Self

$250,001

Interest,

$500,000

$5,001
$15,000

Defined
Benefit
Pension
Plan
21

LoantoTedCruzforSenate

Accounts

Company:TedCruzforSenate(Austin,

Receivable

Texas)

Froma
Business

Self

$500,001
$1,000,000

None,

None
(orless
than
$201)

22

BankofAmerica

Bank

(Houston,Texas)

Deposit

Joint

$15,001

Interest,

$50,000

None
(orless

Type:Checking,

than
$201)

23

BankofAmerica

Bank

(Houston,Texas)

Deposit

Joint

$1,001

Interest,

$15,000

$201
$1,000

Type:Savings,
24

AmericanExpress

Bank

(Hosuton,Texas)

Deposit

Joint

$1,001

Interest,

$15,000

$201
$1,000

Type:Savings,
25

TexasERSRetirementAccount

Retirement

Self

Plans

$50,001

Excepted

None

$100,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than

Defined
Benefit

$201)

Pension
Plan
26

BancorpBank

Bank

(Houston,Texas)
Type:Savings,

Deposit

Self

$1,001

Interest,

$15,000

None
(orless
than
$201)

27

CapitolOne360

Bank

(Houston,Texas)
Type:Savings,

Deposit

Joint

$1,001

Interest,

$15,000

None
(orless
than
$201)

28

MorganLewisBockiusLLPDefined

Retirement

ContributionPlan

Plans

Self

Defined
Contribution
Pension
Plan
28.1

VTTHXVanguardTargetRetirement

Corporate

2035Inv(NASDAQ)

Securities

Self

$100,001
$250,000

Stock

Dividends,

None
(orless
than
$201)

29

MorganLewisBockiusLLPTaxSaver

Retirement

RetirementPlan

Plans

Self

Defined
Contribution
Pension
Plan

29.1

BIGIXWilliamBlairInternationalGrowthI

Mutual

(NASDAQ)

Funds

Self

$15,001

Dividends,

None

$50,000

Capital

(orless

Gains,

than

Mutual
Fund

29.2

GGOIXGoldmanSachsGrowth

Mutual

OpportunitiesInstl(NASDAQ)

Funds

$201)
Self

$15,001

Dividends,

$5,001

$50,000

Capital

$15,000

Mutual

Gains,

Fund
29.3

SYIMXAMGSystematicMidCapValue

Mutual

Instl(NASDAQ)

Funds

Self

$15,001

Dividends,

$1,001

$50,000

Capital

$2,500

Mutual

Gains,

Fund
29.4

VFORXVanguardTargetRetirement

Mutual

2040Inv(NASDAQ)

Funds

Self

$15,001

Dividends,

None

$50,000

Capital

(orless

Gains,

than

Mutual
Fund

29.5

VGSIXVanguardREITIndexInv

Mutual

(NASDAQ)

Funds

$201)
Self

$15,001

Dividends,

$201

$50,000

Capital

$1,000

Mutual
Fund
30

JPMorganChase

Bank

(Houston,Texas)
Type:Savings,

Deposit

Gains,

Joint

$1,001

Interest,

$15,000

None
(orless
than
$201)

31

GSTheGoldmanSachsGroup,Inc.

Corporate

(NYSE)

Securities

Joint

$50,001

Dividends,

$100,000

$201
$1,000

Stock
32

BlackrockLifepathPortfolio,Target2035

Mutual

401K

Funds
Mutual
Fund

Spouse

$100,001

Excepted

None

$250,000

Investment

(orless

Fund,

than
$201)

Part4a.PeriodicTransactionReportSummary
Inthissection,electronicallyfiledperiodictransactionreport(PTR)transactionsaredisplayedforyou.Haveyoufiledany
paperbasedPTRsinthisperiod?No
Transaction
#

Date

Owner

Ticker

AssetName

Type

Amount

Comment

02/21/2014

Joint

EPD

EnterpriseProductsPartnersL.P.

Purchase

$50,001

(NYSE)
2

02/06/2014

Joint

BFK

$100,000

BlackRockMunicipalIncome

Purchase

Trust(NYSE)

$15,001

$50,000

Part4b.Transactions
Didyou,yourspouse,ordependentchildbuy,sell,orexchangeanassetthatexceeded$1,000?Yes
Transaction

Transaction

Owner

Ticker

AssetName

Type

Date

Amount

Comment

Joint

GSFRX

GoldmanSachsHighYieldFl

Purchase

02/07/2014

$15,001

RateInstl(NASDAQ)
2

Joint

BFK

BlackRockMunicipalIncome

$50,000
Purchase

12/23/2014

Trus(NYSE)
3

Joint

GSSIX

GoldmanSachsSmallCapValue

$1,001

$15,000
Purchase

12/04/2014

Instl(NASDAQ)

$1,001

$15,000

Part5.Gifts
Didyou,yourspouse,ordependentchildreceiveanyreportablegiftduringthereportingperiod?Yes
#

Date

Recipient

Gift

Value

From

01/24/2014

Self

TickettoHoustonRocketsgame.Personalfriendshipwaiver

$450.00

Todd

wasreceivedfromtheEthicsCommittee.

and
Joanna
Brooks
Houston,
Texas

Part6.Travel
Didyou,yourspouse,ordependentchildreceiveanyreportabletravelorreimbursementsfortravel?No

Part7.Liabilities
Didyou,yourspouse,ordependentchildhavealiabilityworthmorethan$10,000atanytime?Yes
Rate
#

Incurred

Debtor

Type

Points

(Term)

Amount

Creditor

Comments

2011

Joint

Mortgage

4%

$250,001

JPMorgan

(15

Chase

years)

$500,000

Columbus,
Ohio

2012

Joint

Other

floating%

$50,001

Goldman

Thefloatinginterestrateis

(Margin

(on

$100,000

Sachs

brokercallplus100basis

loan)

demand)

NewYork,

points.

NewYork
3

2014

Joint

Lineof

Credit

15.24%

$15,001

American

()

$50,000

Express

Dallas,
Texas
4

2014

Joint

Lineof

Credit

17.99%

$10,001

CitiCards

()

$15,000

Des

Moines,
Iowa

Part8.Positions
Didyouholdanyoutsidepositionsduringthereportingperiod?Yes
#

PositionDates

PositionHeld

Organization

OrganizationType

Dec2011topresent

Trustee

FreeEnterpriseInstitute

NonprofitOrganization

Houston,Texas

Part9.Agreements
Didyouhaveanyreportableagreementorarrangementwithanoutsideentity?Yes
Parties
#

Date

Involved

Type

StatusandTerms

Comments

Nov

CEP

Other

Principlesumof$75,000plusreasonablerateofinterest.Incorporated

2002

Investments

(Promissory
note)

inB.V.IandoperatesinKingston,Jamaica.

Holdings
Limited
Kingston,
Jamaica
2

Jun

HarperCollins

Royalty

Royaltypaymentsasfollows:($318,750guaranteed,payable6/2016)

2014

NewYork,

Agreement

Hardcover:15%Paperback:7.5%Massmarketpaperback:8%to

NewYork

150,000copies10%thereafterLargeprinthardcover:10%Large
printpaperback:7.5%Digitalversions:25%ofamountsreceived.

Jun

JavelinGroup

Other

15%ofallsumsreceivedforservingasagentand$1perwordfor

2014

LLC

(Literary
agent

collaborationservices.

Alexandria,
Virginia

agreement)

Part10.Compensation
Ifthisisyourfirstreport,oryouareacandidatedidyoureceivecompensationofmorethan$5,000fromasinglesourcein
thetwoprioryears?No

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