Today is about a story that really was a big part of my life. I felt proud with my chest pumped up the whole time but kind of nervous but didn't show it at all. It was 2013, my name is Rafael Edward Cruz however everyone calls me Ted Cruz, and I had just been a senator for my favorite state in the world which is Texas. Everything was going well. I was getting a lot of money, telling people what they can and can’t do. I also had a wife and two daughters, Caroline and Catherine.

Then my term as senator abruptly ended, suddenly I saw that my time in office had gone by in a flash. I really wanted to go back because the job is great. I knew I could get elected again because it already happened. So I decided to run for reelection. In all it sounded simple because I had already done it, and I knew what to do. My campaign was going really well when I went from city to city getting people excited about what would happen if I was reelected. I was crushing the competition and getting numerous amounts of support, votes, and funding. However there were of course people that didn’t like me because of what I believed in. However I always knew that some people weren’t going to like me because I was different from them, but there will always be people that are rude or dislike me as I get closer to winning. That is because they were okay with me running for senator but dislike the fact that I will win. The reason I knew that I could win was because I was great at appealing to my crowd, and all the people loved me.

I wasn’t scared or frightened that I would lose, until I found out about this guy Beto O’Rourke. He made me a little bit uneasy because he would be my top competitor. Although he was kind of annoying. He was the opposite party than me and we didn’t like each other one bit. We didn’t dislike each other because we were different, it was because we were both trying to win over the state of Texas. We were just obstacles to each other. As soon as I heard about him I knew he was trouble. We were both rummaging around from city to city trying super hard to to campaign for votes. I would win some and he would win others.

Beto O'rourke wanted the focus of his campaign to be gun control. So I had a hard time competing with that because some people really want gun control. I realized that the second amendment and peoples security would be vital turning points for this. So that is what I started making speeches on. As I was giving one of my speeches on how bad an idea it was to have gun control my voice weakened just a bit, but just slightly enough for it to be unnoticeable. I started to sweat thinking about what would happen if Beto won the election. Sitting out in the hot sun first my palms were sweaty. Next thing I knew my whole body was getting sweaty, and my suit was not helping at all. I was so hot I felt like passing out, but I kept my cool. As I continued giving my speech I realized that I really wanted to beat this guy. I then got this unsettling thought of what he would do to my state if he won. This uneasy thought next made me think of the election. It was days away now. I finished my speech and then got to another city then another as I racked up votes. I then debated against him and he also said “the main concern is dreamers.” At which I said “I have summed up my view on imagration in four words, those words are Legal good and Illegal bad.” Then we continued our debate for almost another hour. We were both running around the state till the last second of voting. After that it was election day.

As I sat in my office watching the votes go up and the whole time was like watching a horror movie with the suspense just creeping in to you. I was already sweating half way through because it was so close. It felt like such a nail-biter moment. I was just praying that I would win, because if I didn’t I would have let down my state and it would not be so great. There were only a few votes left. I was so scared because Bet was right behind me. Luckily at the last second I was still ahead. As I won I got so overjoyed, I swear I could hear the state of Texas cheering. As I sat back I realized I could be awesome, as a dad, as a senator, and as an aid to my country.