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Jerico Matias Cruz
Jerico Matias Cruz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 5th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 19, 2024.
Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jerico Matias Cruz was born in Arayat, Pampanga in the Philippines. Matias Cruz earned an associate degree from Harry S Truman College in 2015 and a bachelor's degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2009. His professional experience includes working as a consultant. Matias Cruz served in the U.S. Army from 2006 to 2017.[1]
Matias Cruz has been affiliated with Omicron Delta Epsilon.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley defeated Tom Hanson and Frank Rowder in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Quigley (D) | 69.0 | 251,025 |
 | Tom Hanson (R) | 31.0 | 112,931 | |
| Frank Rowder (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 363,965 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley | 97.3 | 87,002 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 2,418 | ||
| Total votes: 89,420 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Wozniczka (D)
- Jerico Matias Cruz (D)
- Jonathan Bishop (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Tom Hanson defeated Frank Rowder in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Hanson | 99.9 | 18,841 |
| Frank Rowder (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 18,851 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cruz in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley defeated Tom Hanson and Jerico Matias Cruz in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley (D) | 69.6 | 190,999 |
| Tom Hanson (R) | 28.8 | 79,112 | |
 | Jerico Matias Cruz (Independent) | 1.6 | 4,439 | |
| Total votes: 274,550 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Incumbent Mike Quigley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Quigley | 100.0 | 82,490 |
| Total votes: 82,490 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raleigh Bowman (D)
- Rami Blan (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5
Tom Hanson defeated Malgorzata McGonigal in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 5 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Hanson | 55.4 | 14,806 |
 | Malgorzata McGonigal | 44.6 | 11,916 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 26,724 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimball Ladien (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jerico Matias Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cruz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I can only run and represent you only if we run together.
- We crawl, walk, run, and fight together.
- We can make it happen.
Education Policy & Equal Access
Defense, Cybersecurity, & Budget
Healthcare Policy & VA Healthcare
Finance & Banking
Foreign Policy
"Independent Candidate: A Short Documentary Film" (2022) directed by Jerico Matias Cruz
"Yardsigns" (2022) directed by Jerico Matias Cruz
"43 Unapologetic Confessions" (2023) by Jerico Matias Cruz
"I Teach Myself: Coloring Book and Workbook for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Ages 1.5-8). by (2023) by Jerico Matias Cruz
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Note: Cruz submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on November 9, 2023.
2022
Jerico Matias Cruz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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