When a sitting Texas Republican Senator endorses the primary opponent of a sitting Texas Republican congressman, that’s news, and Ted Cruz has endorsed Steve Toth over incumbent Dan Crenshaw in the Texas Second Congressional primary race:
I am proud to endorse @SteveTothTX for Congress in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District.
Steve faithfully served the people of Texas in the Texas House of Representatives, championing our Texas values of liberty, limited government, and constitutional governance.
Steve is an… pic.twitter.com/tRlt8E8L7y
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 24, 2026
I am proud to endorse @SteveTothTX for Congress in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District.
Steve faithfully served the people of Texas in the Texas House of Representatives, championing our Texas values of liberty, limited government, and constitutional governance.
Steve is an unwavering fighter for school choice, fiscal responsibility, and the next generation of Americans. Washington needs bold leadership and representatives who will stand up for Texans at every turn.
Steve has the experience, the courage, and the conviction to do just that. I’m honored to support his campaign and urge voters in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District to join me in electing Steve Toth to Congress.
Though his voting record has generally been conservative, there’s been an increasing amount of conservative dissatisfaction with Crenshaw over the years, much of it centered over accusations of enriching himself while in office, including accusations of insider stock trading.
Toth has a very conservative record in the Texas House, but Cruz supporting him over Crenshaw suggests that there may be some fire behind all that smoke.
(Hat tip: The Texan News.)
Tags: 2026 Election, 2nd Congressional District, Dan Crenshaw, Elections, Endorsements, Republicans, Steve Toth, Ted Cruz, Texas
I think Crenshaw’s downfall is a lot more than just enriching himself. If he was doing that while also taking care of his constituents, I think he’d be on his way to another 2 years in Congress. Instead, Crenshaw shows disdain for his constituents. I think this lady does a good job covering some of the other issues. She is a bit of a “Karen”, but Crenshaw needs to realize she is also a constituent with valid issues with his record that he’s dismissing. I’ve seen this over and over at townhalls that Crenshaw holds in district. That’s not a formula for success for a representative.
You want to be in it for yourself? Fine, you’ll be on your own soon enough.
[…] In the U.S. 2nd Congressional District race, Steve Toth thumped incumbent Dan Crenshaw by 17 points. Toth winning isn’t a shock, but doing so by such a robust margin is. From someone who slayed on Saturday Night Live in 2018, Crenshaw’s rise was meteoric, but his fall was no less dramatic. (Previously.)(Also previously.) […]