Rafael cruz father of ted cruz biography
Rafael cruz.
Rafael Cruz with ex-wife Eleanor Darragh Wilson at a campaign event for his son Ted. (Getty)
Rafael Cruz is a Cuban-born American preacher and the father of Texas Senator and GOP Presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
Born in Cuba and a former pro-Castro protester, Cruz left Cuba to attend the University of Texas and stayed in America after witnessing the Castro regime’s policies in action.
Rafael cruz father of ted cruz biography
He later worked in Canada, where he married Ted Cruz’s mother Eleanor Darragh and had his son, before returning to Texas and becoming a pastor.
Cruz, who was a Canadian citizen until 2005, has attracted controversy to the Cruz campaign, with Donald Trump threatening to file a lawsuit.
The elder Cruz has also generated controversy for his controversial views on religion’s role in the government.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. He Protested for Castro Before Leaving Cuba
As a teenager under the brutal Batista regime, Rafael Cruz resented the regime and often clashed with