Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016 declared he was running for president approximately three weeks after this fellow republican who has served  as the junior United States Senator from Texas since what year
Ted Cruz Rafael Edward Cruz ( ; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Greg Abbott Gregory Wayne "Greg" Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th Governor of Texas since January 2015. During the term of his predecessor, Rick Perry, Abbott was the 50th Attorney General of Texas.