Catherine Frazier and Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz: Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Cruzs action became official May 14 and that the Texas senator received written confirmation at his home in Houston on Tuesday. She said Cruz, a Republican, is pleased to have the process finalized, according to The Star. Cruz was born in Calgary in 1970, while his parents were working in the oil business there. His mother, Eleanor, is from the U.S., while his father, Rafael, is a Cuban who didnt become a U.S. citizen until 2005 and Canada-born U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has made good on a promise to renounce his birth countrys citizenship, amid speculation he could make a run at the White House in 2016. Being a U.S. Senator representing Texas, it makes sense he should be only an American citizen, Frazier said in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.