Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez dresses as Ted Cruz for Halloween

Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, dressed up like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for Halloween, and the results were, well, as scary as one might expect.

Gutierrez — who earlier this year entered the primary fray to take on Cruz in 2024 — used his costume to mock the GOP lawmaker’s trip to Cancun during Winter Storm Uri, a historic disaster that killed hundreds of his constituents and left millions without power.

“I was thinking about the scariest Halloween costume and quickly found one: Senator who flees to Cancun,” Gutierrez tweeted. 

Gutierrez nailed the look, from Cruz’s Texas-flag face mask to his frumpy casual wear to his black roller bag. The Texas senator even strapped on some kind of belly-enhancing prosthetic to emulate the spry, athletic frame of Texas’ junior U.S. Senator.

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