Timeline of Senate career of Ted Cruz

2013

 * January 3: Ted Cruz is sworn into office.

2015

 * January 18: While attending the South Carolina Tea Party convention, Cruz states that conservatives have to elect one as the Republican Party nominee or else they will risk losing the incoming 2016 presidential election.
 * January 20: Cruz appears on The Kelly File and gives his opinions on the 2015 State of the Union, expressing disappointment with President Obama for not listening to the hurting voters and doubling down on failed policies.
 * January 21: Cruz appears on Hannity alongside Mark Levin.
 * January 24: Cruz gives remarks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines.
 * January 25:
 * The Washington Times posts an article by Cruz critiquing the foreign policy of the Obama administration.
 * Cruz attends a forum with other likely GOP presidential contenders and fellow senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul.
 * April 30: Cruz says that his missing during the previous week's confirmation of Loretta Lynch was him not voting for her.