Jessica de la Cruz | |
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Minority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate | |
Assumed office August 2, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Algiere |
Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Paul Fogarty |
Personal details | |
Born | Rhode Island,U.S. | July 20,1981
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | David de la Cruz |
Jessica de la Cruz (born July 20,1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district,which includes all of Burrillville and Glocester and part of North Smithfield. [1] Elected in November 2018,she assumed office on January 1,2019. She is a Republican.
de la Cruz was born on July 20,1981 in Rhode Island to Portuguese immigrant parents,of Madeira and Azores. [2] [3] [4]
On November 6,2018,de la Cruz was elected to the Rhode Island Senate,where she has been representing the 23rd district since January 1,2019. She is a Republican. [5] She was previously the senate minority whip,and in 2022 was named the senate minority leader by her four Republican colleagues. [6]
de la Cruz resides in the Forestdale section of North Smithfield. She and her husband,David,have three children. Her husband David is one of the pastors at Awakening Church in Smithfield,Rhode Island. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica de la Cruz | 11,054 | 68.1% | |
Democratic | Lewis Pryeor | 5,170 | 31.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica de la Cruz | 10,361 | 66.5% | |
Democratic | Paul Roselli | 5,131 | 32.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica de la Cruz | 6,217 | 55.4% | |
Democratic | Kevin Heitke | 4,983 | 44.4% |