but all of the information has been public and transparent for many years .
but texas sen. ted cruz , shown at a rally in new hampshire on tuesday , helped pay for his 2012 election campaign in part by taking out personal loans from citigroup inc. and goldman sachs group inc. texas sen. ted cruz , shown at a rally in new hampshire on tuesday , helped pay for his 2012 election campaign in part by taking out personal loans from citigroup inc. and goldman sachs group inc. photo : ryan mcbride zuma press washington — texas sen. ted cruz did n’t disclose to election officials a pair of loans he took from wall street banks when he first ran for the senate in 2012 , an omission that could violate campaign rules .
if it was the case that it was not filed exactly as the fec requires , we 'll amend the filings , " cruz said . "
that loan from the bank , from which the candidate 's wife took a leave of absence as a managing director at goldman sachs at the launch of the texas senator 's presidential run .
play facebook twitter embed ted cruz says undisclosed loan report was a filing error 0:42 ted cruz on wednesday night dismissed a new york times report that he failed to properly disclose a loan from goldman sachs during his 2012 bid for the u.s. senate , calling the matter merely a " filing error . "
" the campaign is going to ask the fec what to do , " a campaign aide said , noting the loan was previously disclosed as part of cruz 's personal financial disclosures when he entered the senate .
mr. cruz , a republican , helped pay for his 2012 election campaign in part by taking out personal loans from citigroup inc. and goldman sachs at the time .
mr. cruz disclosed those loans to senate officials as required by congressional rules but did n’t tell federal election authorities about the loans , as required by election rules .
the loan , which was for just under $ 500,000 , was from his own assets , " not borrowed money , " the campaign said .