Heidi Nelson Cruz: A Political Spouse Making Sacrifices and Courting Donors
Heidi Nelson Cruz stepped to the lectern in a black gown, waiting for the applause to settle. She was beaming.
Speaking to college graduates in Tennessee, Mrs. Cruz — then 31, with an M.B.A. from Harvard and a dream job at the White House — peppered her commencement address with a cache of worldly wisdom: No job is beneath you. Don’t be afraid to fail. And, perhaps most important, choose the right partner.
“Marry someone who complements you, literally and figuratively,” she said. “Few, if any, decisions will have a greater impact on your happiness.”
Left unspoken: Mrs. Cruz and her husband, Senator Ted Cruz, were living 1,500 miles apart and trying to find a happy balance in their own lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/18/us/politics/ted-cruz-wife-campaign.html
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