# Manny Cruz

Manny Cruz is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 7th Essex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 7th Essex
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5ae88c49-8938-4472-8de2-1c0f0bc0e2f0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ae88c49-8938-4472-8de2-1c0f0bc0e2f0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

14% of Cruz’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.6 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

## What Cruz says (MA 2025–26 session)

1,750 classified statements: 1,750 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cruz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.2% | 2.5% | 26 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 10.4% | 488 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 11.7% | 39.2% | 696 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 459 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 14.4% | 618 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 215 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Immigration 12% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 423 donors and 129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (98.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · H. 5595 On Engrossment · H 5595 An Act prioritizing patient access to care · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5595/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · S. 2735 On Enactment Land Taking · S 2735 An Act dissolving the North Carver water district · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2735/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · H. 5388 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5388 An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5388/
- 2026-07-15 · voted yea · H. 2250 , changed On Enactment Land Taking · H 2250 An Act dissolving the Whately Water District · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2250/
- 2026-07-08 · voted yea · H. 5569 On passing to be engrossed · H 5569 An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5569/
- 2026-07-08 · voted yea · H. 5562 On adoption of consolidated amendment A · H 5562 An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5562/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · H. 5555 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · S. 3106 On Engrossment · S 3106 An Act relative to toxic-free medical devices · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3106/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · H. 5555 On acceptance of conference report · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · H. 5511 On acceptance of conference report · H 5511 An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5511/

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 431. 4.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 50 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5537: An Act authorizing an increase in the limit of a local excise tax that the city of Salem may impose for the purpose of funding school and municipal facilities (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5537/
- H 5538: An Act authorizing the city of Salem to increase the short-term rental community impact fee for the purpose of school and municipal facilities (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5538/
- H 4547: An Act relative to excise upon the transfer of parking spaces in the city of Salem (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4547/
- HD 5153: An Act relative to excise upon the transfer of parking spaces in the city of Salem (in committee, 2025-09-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5153/
- H 4075: An Act relative to enhancing emergency infant care response (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4075/
- HD 4538: An Act relative to increasing the local option tax in the city of Salem on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4538/
- H 3955: An Act relative to birth certificate changes (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3955/
- HD 4300: An Act providing for payments in lieu of taxes by the South Essex Sewerage District in the city of Salem (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4300/
- H 2081: An Act relative to minimum gratuity while dining (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2081/
- H 147: An Act to modernize cannabis retail operations (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H147/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,225 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114517145979613344
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114525600371110201
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114535963401535691
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114543823204302969
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114698431759585518
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114703219901231543
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114734682344702352
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114740760859873459
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114775851514606080
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/mannycruz_ma/status/2114148156254396859

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/M_C3
- Campaign site: https://www.mannycruz.org/who-we-are
- X: https://x.com/mannycruz_ma
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MannyCruuz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmannycruz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannycruz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ae88c49-8938-4472-8de2-1c0f0bc0e2f0