Awkward Situation Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is a Tea Party favorite, he makes sure the Tea parties ideology is heard on capitol hill. But there is one ideology he really hasn't brought up and that is the birther issue. The Tea party has always thrown that at President Obamas face even though there is plenty of proof that he was born in Hawaii. Ted Cruz on the other hand was actually born in Canada, so his hopes of becoming President in the future are slim.