AUSTIN, (AP) — Ted Cruz’s campaign has formally filed to put his name on his home state’s March 1 presidential primary ballot.
Cruz’s wife, Heidi, turned in the necessary paperwork and a $5,000 check at Texas Republican Party headquarters in Austin on Thursday.
She said her husband is building support nationwide, not just focusing on early states like Iowa: “We have a campaign strategy that’s built to last.” That drew cheers from a small group of supporters waving “Cruz 2016” signs.
Texas is the largest of a string of states holding Republican primaries on “Super Tuesday” next year.