Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Member of the New Jersey Senate ; from the 5th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; December 15, 2014

Last updated February 24, 2025

2015 Special New Jersey Senate election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[14]	19,150	100.0	42.1
Total votes			'*19,150'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey Assembly

2007 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	17,554	32.2	13.2
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[15]	15,978	29.3	13.2
	Republican	Edward Torres	9,136	16.8	N/A
	Republican	Jonathan Mangel	9,070	16.6	N/A
	Green	Richard L. Giovanoni	1,419	2.6	2.5
	Green	Mark Heacock	1,381	2.5	2.7
Total votes			'*54,538'*	'*100.0'*

2005 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	29,893	45.4	12.9
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[16]	27,955	42.5	12.0
	Green	Richard L. Giovanoni	3,429	5.2	N/A
	Green	Mark Heacock	3,386	5.1	N/A
	Libertarian	Kevin Ferrizzi	1,131	1.7	N/A
Total votes			'*65,794'*	'*100.0'*

2003 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	21,608	32.5	10.5
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[17]	20,260	30.5	9.6
	Republican	Jeffrey R. Kugler	12,467	18.7	1.8
	Republican	Eddie Torres	12,165	18.3	N/A
Total votes			'*66,500'*	'*100.0'*

2001 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	32,224	43.0
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[18]	30,087	40.1
	Republican	Ella Hilton	12,659	16.9
Total votes			74,970	100.0

1999 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	18,429	43.6	0.1
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[19]	16,398	38.8	0.6
	Republican	William E. Spencer	7,438	17.6	1.6
Total votes			'*42,265'*	'*100.0'*

1997 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	31,898	43.5	9.3
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[20]	28,918	39.4	7.9
	Republican	Joe Smiriglio	11,744	16.0	1.6
	Republican	No nomination made	777	1.1	15.5
Total votes			'*73,337'*	'*100.0'*

1995 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 5th Legislative District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts (Incumbent)	20,618	34.2	0.5
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[21]	19,006	31.5	3.4
	Republican	David Brodecki	10,635	17.6	2.1
	Republican	Jose Delgado	10,000	16.6	1.8
Total votes			'*60,259'*	'*100.0'*

References

↑ "New Jersey Legislature Committees and Membership 2018-2019 Legislative Session". njleg.state.nj.us. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 Senator Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
1 2 Caffrey, Michelle (December 15, 2014). "First Latina legislator in N.J. Cruz-Perez steps into new role in state Senate". South Jersey Times . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
↑ Ott, Dwight (January 28, 1995). "Latino Woman Likely To Join Assembly – A First Camden's Nilsa Cruz-perez Would Replace Wayne R. Bryant. He Will Fill Walter Rand's State Senate Seat". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
1 2 "New Jersey Apportionment Committee – Commission Membership" . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
↑ McCarthy, Pete. "Seat opens in 5th District", Gloucester County Times , March 18, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2016. "Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez, the first Hispanic woman elected to the Legislature, announced she will not seek re-election after 14 years in Trenton."
↑ "NJ Legislature".
↑ "Unofficial List Candidates for State Senate For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/02/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. June 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
↑ Legislative Roster for District 5, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
↑ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "1999-general-elect-gen-assembly-candidate-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "1997-general-election-results-state-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
↑ "1995-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

External links

Senator Cruz-Perez's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
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Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Project Vote Smart

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Preceded by Donald Norcross	Member of the New Jersey Senate for the 5th District December 15, 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Wayne Bryant	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 5th District February 27, 1995–January 12, 2010 With: Joseph J. Roberts	Succeeded by Donald Norcross Angel Fuentes

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[1] "New Jersey Legislature Committees and Membership 2018-2019 Legislative Session". njleg.state.nj.us. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[NJLEG-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Senator Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.

[Appointment-3] 1 2 Caffrey, Michelle (December 15, 2014). "First Latina legislator in N.J. Cruz-Perez steps into new role in state Senate". South Jersey Times . Retrieved July 3, 2015.

[Inquirer1995-4] Ott, Dwight (January 28, 1995). "Latino Woman Likely To Join Assembly – A First Camden's Nilsa Cruz-perez Would Replace Wayne R. Bryant. He Will Fill Walter Rand's State Senate Seat". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

[ApportionmentCommissionBio-5] 1 2 "New Jersey Apportionment Committee – Commission Membership" . Retrieved July 3, 2015.

[6] McCarthy, Pete. "Seat opens in 5th District", Gloucester County Times , March 18, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2016. "Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez, the first Hispanic woman elected to the Legislature, announced she will not seek re-election after 14 years in Trenton."

[7] "NJ Legislature".

[2015Primary-8] "Unofficial List Candidates for State Senate For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/02/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. June 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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[10] Legislative Roster for District 5, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.

[generalres-11] "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[GeneralResults-12] "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[13] "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[14] "2015-official-ge-results-nj-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[15] "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[16] "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[17] "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[18] "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[19] "1999-general-elect-gen-assembly-candidate-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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Nilsa Cruz-Perez


Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 15, 2014
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent)^[13]	29,031	66.1	33.9
	Republican	Keith Walker	14,463	32.9	N/A
	Challenge Promise Fix	Mohammad Kabir	454	1.0	N/A
Total votes			'*43,948'*	'*100.0'*

v t e Members of the New Jersey Senate
221st New Jersey Legislature (2024–2025) President of the Senate Nicholas Scutari (D) President pro tempore Shirley Turner (D) Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D) Minority Leader Anthony M. Bucco (R)
▌ Mike Testa (R) ▌ Vincent J. Polistina (R) ▌ John Burzichelli (D) ▌ Paul D. Moriarty (D) ▌ Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) ▌ James Beach (D) ▌ Troy Singleton (D) ▌ Latham Tiver (R) ▌ Carmen Amato (R) ▌ James W. Holzapfel (R) ▌ Vin Gopal (D) ▌ Owen Henry (R) ▌ Declan O'Scanlon (R) ▌ Linda R. Greenstein (D) ▌ Shirley Turner (D) ▌ Andrew Zwicker (D) ▌ Bob Smith (D) ▌ Patrick J. Diegnan (D) ▌ Joe F. Vitale (D) ▌ Joseph Cryan (D) ▌ Jon Bramnick (R) ▌ Nicholas Scutari (D) ▌ Doug Steinhardt (R) ▌ Parker Space (R) ▌ Anthony M. Bucco (R) ▌ Joseph Pennacchio (R) ▌ John F. McKeon (D) ▌ Renee Burgess (D) ▌ Teresa Ruiz (D) ▌ Robert Singer (R) ▌ Angela V. McKnight (D) ▌ Raj Mukherji (D) ▌ Brian P. Stack (D) ▌ Britnee Timberlake (D) ▌ Benjie Wimberly (D) ▌ Paul Sarlo (D) ▌ Gordon M. Johnson (D) ▌ Joseph Lagana (D) ▌ Holly Schepisi (R) ▌ Kristin Corrado (R)
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