After spending the last year railing against the Washington establishment on the campaign trail, it looks like Ted Cruz wants to stick around the belly of the beast, the U.S. Senate.
The Texas troublemaker announced Wednesday afternoon that he filed paperwork to run for his seat again in 2018, and that his senatorial campaign committee had been reactivated in the wake of the suspension of his presidential campaign.
“Heidi and I feel incredibly privileged to have made the run for president and be part of an incredible grassroots movement,” Cruz said in a press release. “I will continue fighting for jobs, freedom, and security in the Senate for 27 million Texans and all Americans across this great country. The conservative movement remains strong and vibrant. When conservatives are united, we are far more effective.”
Of course, a 2018 campaign to keep his Senate seat doesn’t preclude another White House bid in 2020.
