Teresa Ruiz

From Ballotpedia

Teresa Ruiz
New Jersey Senate District 29
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Current term ends 2009
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Deputy Chief of Staff
Website	Official website

Teresa Ruiz has been a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate since 2008. Bills that have been sponsored by Senator Ruiz include Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 16.^[1]

Ruiz graduated with a B.A. in English from Drew University.^[2]

In addition to being a senator, Ruiz is the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Essex County Executive.^[3]

Committee assignments

• Education, Vice-Chair
• Joint Committee on the Public Schools
• Budget and Appropriations
• Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only)
• Economic Growth

District 29

Ruiz represents New Jersey Senate District 29, which includes the township of Hillside, New Jersey.^[4]

Personal

Ruiz was born on June 28, 1974.

External links

• Official website of Teresa Ruiz
• Teresa Ruiz on Project Vote Smart
• New Jersey Democratic Party biography of Teresa Ruiz

References

1. ↑ Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives
2. ↑ Official website of Teresa Ruiz
3. ↑ Teresa Ruiz at Project Vote Smart
4. ↑ New Jersey Senate Districts By Number

v • d • e Current members of the New Jersey Senate Senate Majority Leader: Stephen Sweeney (D) • Senate Minority Leader: Thomas Kean (R)     Jeff Van Drew (D) Jim Whelan (D) Stephen Sweeney (D) Fred Madden (D) Dana Redd (D) James Beach (D) Diane Allen (R) Phil Haines (R) Christopher Connors (R) Andrew Ciesla (R) Sean Kean (R) Jennifer Beck (R) Joseph Kyrillos (R) Bill Baroni (R) Shirley Turner (D) Christopher Bateman (R) Bob Smith (D) Barbara Buono (D) Joseph Vitale (D) Raymond Lesniak (D) Thomas Kean (R) Nicholas Scutari (D) Vacant (-) Steven Oroho (R) Anthony Bucco (R) Joseph Pennacchio (R) Richard Codey (D) Ronald Rice (D) Teresa Ruiz (D) Robert Singer (R) Sandra Cunningham (D) Nicholas Sacco (D) Brian Stack (D) Nia Gill (D) John Girgenti (D) Paul Sarlo (D) Loretta Weinberg (D) Robert Gordon (D) Gerald Cardinale (R) Kevin O'Toole (R) Democratic (23) • Republican (16) • Vacant (1) • New Jersey Senate • New Jersey General Assembly

	v • d • e State of New Jersey Trenton (capital)
Ballot Measures	2008 ballot measures | 2007 Ballot Measures | Procedures for qualifying an initiative | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements |
Government	New Jersey State Constitution | Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | House of Representatives | Senate |
Judiciary	New Jersey Supreme Court | Superior Court | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations |
Transparency Topics	Open Public Records Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations |
Divisions	State | List of Counties | List of Cities | List of School Districts | Evaluation of county websites | Evaluation of city websites | Evaluation of school district websites |