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Haakon E.d.
Santaella

LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTOffice of Senator Ted Cruz

Works forRTed Cruz · Republican · Texas

Legislative Assistant for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), covering tax, banking, budget, and finance issues. Previously staffed Sen. Mike Lee of Utah on the Senate Committee on the Budget. 2023-24 fellow of The Fund for American Studies Public Policy Fellowship.

Last full-year salary

$69,738

Calendar year 2025 · summed across all roles

Career tenure

4.3y

2 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$0 total

Career earnings

$307,256

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Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Senator Ted Cruz
forRTed Cruz · Republican · Texas
Senate
Aug 1, 2023 to Jan 23, 2026
LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT
Senate
Oct 4, 2021 to Jul 31, 2023

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Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Staff, Senate Committee on the Budget
Office of Sen. Mike Lee

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Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown
Employee Reimbursed Travel
Oct 14, 2022 to Oct 16, 2022
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