Nilsa Cruz-Perez's Biography
- State Senate (NJ) - District 5, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey Senate
Post Office Box 099
Trenton, NJ 08625-0099
231-L Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102
240 South White Horse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
608 North Broad Street, Suite 200
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Full Name:
Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Luis; 3 Children: Luis, Angel, Linette
Birth Date:
01/21/1961
Birth Place:
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Home City:
Barrington, NJ
Attended, Big Ben Community College
Attended, Temple University Overseas Division
Attended, University of Maryland (Overseas Division)
BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 5, 2014-present
Former Member, Camden City Committee
Former Member, Camden County Committee
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 5, 2023
Democratic Vice Chair, New Jersey Congressional Reapportionment Commission, 2011-2012
Deputy Majority Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2008-2010
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1995-2010
Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2002-2008
Member, Budget and Appropriations Committee
Chair, Economic Growth Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Housing Affordability
Vice Chair, Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Former Member, Camden City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Former Member, Camden Mayor Advisory Board
Former Member, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission
Former Member, New Jersey Redistricting Commission
Former Vice Chair, State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Member, New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission, 2010-2011
Director of Constituent Services, Camden County, New Jersey, present
Director of Hispanic Affairs, Camden County, New Jersey
Former Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Coopers Ferry Development Association
Former Executive Assistant, Office of Camden Mayor Arnold Webster
Community Development Specialist, Camden County Improvement Authority, 1998-2013
Sergeant, United States Army, 1981-1987
Vice Chair, New Jersey State Democratic Committee, 2015-present
Member, Rutgers University Board of Directors, 2014-present
Member, South Jersey Eye Center Board, present
Former Trustee, Battleship New Jersey
Board Member, Camden County Democratic Committee
Former Board Member, National Puerto Rican Coalition
Former Board Member, Steininger Behavioral Care Services
Former Board Member, Volunteers of America