M. Teresa Ruiz

M. Teresa Ruiz DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 29

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M. Teresa RuizDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 29
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Maria Teresa Ruiz (born June 28, 1974) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since taking office on January 8, 2008. She has served as the Senate Majority Leader since 2022, becoming the first Latina to lead either the Assembly or Senate, after succeeding Loretta Weinberg upon her retirement from the Senate.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Drew University
Bachelor of Arts English studies
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Majority Leader
New Jersey State Senate
2022 - Current
President Pro Tempore
New Jersey State Senate
2018 - 2022
Assistant Majority Leader
New Jersey State Senate
2010 - 2018
Senator
New Jersey State Senate
2008 - Current
Member
Board of Commissioners, Essex County Improvement Authority
Deputy Chief of Staff
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr
Current
Former Pre-K Teacher
Former Trustee
Essex County Technical-Vocational School Board
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Co-Chair
Hispanic Scholarship Program for the North Ward Center
Current
Vice Chair
Essex County Democratic Party
Current
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2004
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2008
Member
Arts Council at the Newark Museum, present
Trustee
Robert Treat Academy, present
Former Chair Member
Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Board of Commissioners, Essex County Improvement Authority
Former Member
Legislative Oversight Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on Legislative Oversight, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Higher Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Member
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Arts Education Committee
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