Financial Disclosure — Cruz, Rafael E., Annual Report (2014)

United States Senate Financial Disclosures Annual Report for Calendar 2014 The Honorable Rafael E Cruz (Cruz, Ted)  Filed 08/03/2015 @ 5:54 PM The following statements were checked before filing: I certify that the statements I have made on this form are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that reports cannot be edited once filed. To make corrections, I will submit an electronic amendment to this report. I omitted assets because they meet the three­part test for exemption. Part 1. Honoraria Payments or Payments to Charity in Lieu of Honoraria Did any individual or organization pay you or your spouse more than $200 or donate any amount to a charity on your behalf, for an article, speech, or appearance? No Part 2. Earned and Non­Investment Income Did you or your spouse have reportable earned income or non­investment income? Yes # Who Was Paid Type Who Paid Amount Paid 1 Self Royalties  (Book advance) HarperCollins New York, NY $190,000.00 2 Spouse Wages Goldman Sachs and Co Jersey City, NJ > $1,000 Part 3. Assets Did you, your spouse, or dependent child own any asset worth more than $1000, have a deposit account with a balance over $5,000, or receive income of more than $200 from an asset? Yes Asset Asset Type Owner Value Income Type Income 1 GSHIX ­ Goldman Sachs High Yield Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment $2,501 ­ $5,000

Fund, 2 GHYIX ­ Goldman Sachs High Yield Muni Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Interest, Excepted Investment Fund, $1,001 ­ $2,500 3 GIMDX ­ Goldman Sachs Local Emrg Mkts Debt Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, $201 ­ $1,000 4 GSMTX ­ Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Inc Inst (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Excepted Investment Fund, $201 ­ $1,000 5 GSFRX ­ Goldman Sachs High Yield Fl Rate Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, $2,501 ­ $5,000 6 GSSIX ­ Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, $1,001 ­ $2,500 7 GSTIX ­ Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, $2,501 ­ $5,000 8 BFK ­ BlackRock Municipal Income Trus (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $250,001 ­ $500,000 Dividends, Interest, Excepted Investment Fund, $15,001 ­ $50,000 9 OKE ­ ONEOK Inc. (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, $5,001 ­ $15,000

10 CVX ­ Chevron Corporation (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, $5,001 ­ $15,000 11 XOM ­ Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $100,001 ­ $250,000 Dividends, $5,001 ­ $15,000 12 GS ­ The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, $1,001 ­ $2,500 13 GSLIX ­ Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, $1,001 ­ $2,500 14 OGS ­ ONE Gas, Inc. Common Stock (NYSE) Filer comment: January 31, 2014 ­ This was a qualified spinoff of ONEOK, INC. 2,500 shares at 0.25 Corporate Securities Stock Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, $201 ­ $1,000 15 GSAIX ­ Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Instl (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Dividends, Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 16 EPD ­ Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $100,001 ­ $250,000 Dividends, $5,001 ­ $15,000 17 USAA 529 Institution: USAA 529 College Savings Account Savings Joint 17.1 Plan FBO Child 2 Age Based Aggressive Growth Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 17.2 Plan FBO Child 2 Aggressive Growth Portfolio Mutual Funds Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Excepted Investment None (or less

Mutual Fund Fund, than $201) 17.3 Plan FBO Child 2 Moderate Portfolio Filer comment: In March 2015 the name of this fund was changed to Moderately Aggressive Portfolio. Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 17.4 Plan FBO Child 2 Balanced Portfolio Filer comment: In March 2015 the name of this fund was changed to Moderate Portfolio. Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 18 Fidelity 529 ­ Child 1 Institution: Fidelity 529 College Savings Account Savings Joint 18.1 MA 2027 Portfolio Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Joint $100,001 ­ $250,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 19 Traditional IRA Retirement Plans IRA Spouse 19.1 GIDGX ­ Goldman Sachs Enhanced Div Gbl Eq Instl (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Spouse $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, $1,001 ­ $2,500 20 Morgan Lewis Cash Balance Retirement Plan Retirement Plans Defined Benefit Pension Plan Self $250,001 ­ $500,000 Interest, $5,001 ­ $15,000 21 Loan to Ted Cruz for Senate Company: Ted Cruz for Senate (Austin, Texas)  Accounts Receivable From a Business Self $500,001 ­ $1,000,000 None, None (or less than $201)

22 Bank of America (Houston, Texas) Type: Checking, Bank Deposit Joint $15,001 ­ $50,000 Interest, None (or less than $201) 23 Bank of America (Houston , Texas) Type: Savings, Bank Deposit Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Interest, $201 ­ $1,000 24 American Express (Hosuton, Texas) Type: Savings, Bank Deposit Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Interest, $201 ­ $1,000 25 Texas ERS Retirement Account Retirement Plans Defined Benefit Pension Plan Self $50,001 ­ $100,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201) 26 Bancorp Bank (Houston, Texas) Type: Savings, Bank Deposit Self $1,001 ­ $15,000 Interest, None (or less than $201) 27 Capitol One 360 (Houston, Texas) Type: Savings, Bank Deposit Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Interest, None (or less than $201) 28 Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Plans Defined Contribution Pension Plan Self 28.1 VTTHX ­ Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Inv (NASDAQ) Corporate Securities Stock Self $100,001 ­ $250,000 Dividends, None (or less than $201) 29 Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP Tax­Saver Retirement Plan Retirement Plans Self

Defined Contribution Pension Plan 29.1 BIGIX ­ William Blair International Growth I (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Self $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Capital Gains, None (or less than $201) 29.2 GGOIX ­ Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Instl (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Self $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Capital Gains, $5,001 ­ $15,000 29.3 SYIMX ­ AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value Instl (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Self $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Capital Gains, $1,001 ­ $2,500 29.4 VFORX ­ Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Inv (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Self $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Capital Gains, None (or less than $201) 29.5 VGSIX ­ Vanguard REIT Index Inv (NASDAQ) Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Self $15,001 ­ $50,000 Dividends, Capital Gains, $201 ­ $1,000 30 JP Morgan Chase (Houston, Texas) Type: Savings, Bank Deposit Joint $1,001 ­ $15,000 Interest, None (or less than $201) 31 GS ­ The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE) Corporate Securities Stock Joint $50,001 ­ $100,000 Dividends, $201 ­ $1,000 32 Blackrock Lifepath Portfolio, Target 2035 401K Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Spouse $100,001 ­ $250,000 Excepted Investment Fund, None (or less than $201)

Part 4a. Periodic Transaction Report Summary In this section, electronically filed periodic transaction report (PTR) transactions are displayed for you. Have you filed any paper­based PTRs in this period? No # Transaction Date Owner Ticker Asset Name Type Amount Comment 1 02/06/2014 Joint BFK BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (NYSE) Purchase $15,001 ­ $50,000 ­­ 2 02/21/2014 Joint EPD Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE) Purchase $50,001 ­ $100,000 ­­ Part 4b. Transactions Did you, your spouse, or dependent child buy, sell, or exchange an asset that exceeded $1,000? Yes # Owner Ticker Asset Name Transaction Type Transaction Date Amount Comment 1 Joint GSFRX Goldman Sachs High Yield Fl Rate Instl (NASDAQ) Purchase 02/07/2014 $15,001 ­ $50,000 ­­ 2 Joint BFK BlackRock Municipal Income Trus (NYSE) Purchase 12/23/2014 $1,001 ­ $15,000 ­­ 3 Joint GSSIX Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Instl (NASDAQ) Purchase 12/04/2014 $1,001 ­ $15,000 ­­ Part 5. Gifts Did you, your spouse, or dependent child receive any reportable gift during the reporting period? Yes # Date Recipient Gift Value From 1 01/24/2014 Self Ticket to Houston Rockets game. Personal friendship waiver was received from the Ethics Committee. $450.00 Todd and Joanna Brooks Houston, Texas

Part 6. Travel Did you, your spouse, or dependent child receive any reportable travel or reimbursements for travel? No Part 7. Liabilities Did you, your spouse, or dependent child have a liability worth more than $10,000 at any time? Yes # Incurred Debtor Type Points Rate (Term) Amount Creditor Comments 1 2011 Joint Mortgage 0 4% (15 years) $250,001 ­ $500,000 JP Morgan Chase Columbus, Ohio ­ 2 2012 Joint Other (Margin loan) ­ floating% (on demand) $50,001 ­ $100,000 Goldman Sachs New York, New York The floating interest rate is broker call plus 100 basis points. 3 2014 Joint Line of Credit ­ 15.24% (­­) $15,001 ­ $50,000 American Express Dallas, Texas ­ 4 2014 Joint Line of Credit ­ 17.99% (­­) $10,001 ­ $15,000 Citi Cards Des Moines, Iowa ­ Part 8. Positions Did you hold any outside positions during the reporting period? Yes # Position Dates Position Held Organization Organization Type Comments 1 Dec 2011 to present Trustee Free Enterprise Institute Houston, Texas Nonprofit Organization Part 9. Agreements Did you have any reportable agreement or arrangement with an outside entity? Yes # Date Parties Involved Type Status and Terms

1 Nov 2002 CEP Investments Holdings Limited Kingston, Jamaica Other (Promissory note) Principle sum of $75,000 plus reasonable rate of interest. Incorporated in B.V.I and operates in Kingston, Jamaica. 2 Jun 2014 HarperCollins New York, New York Royalty Agreement Royalty payments as follows: ($318,750 guaranteed, payable 6/2016); Hardcover: 15%; Paperback: 7.5%; Mass market paperback: 8% to 150,000 copies; 10% thereafter; Large print hardcover: 10%; Large print paperback: 7.5%; Digital versions: 25% of amounts received. 3 Jun 2014 Javelin Group LLC Alexandria, Virginia Other (Literary agent agreement) 15% of all sums received for serving as agent and $1 per word for collaboration services. Part 10. Compensation If this is your first report, or you are a candidate did you receive compensation of more than $5,000 from a single source in the two prior years? No Attachments & Comments No attachments added.  No comments added.