Nicholas (Nick) Ganjei is Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who sits as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution for the Senate Judiciary Committee. For the Senator, Nick oversees all legal matters related to criminal justice, border security, judicial nominations, antitrust, and intellectual property. Prior to his time on Capitol Hill, Nick was the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, and before this Nick spent ten years as an AUSA, investigating and prosecuting fraud, public corruption, organized crime, narcotics, and human trafficking cases. Nick also worked in the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, where he handled criminal justice and judicial nomination matters.