# Catalina Cruz

Catalina Cruz is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 39
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/864e417d-df2e-4207-83e4-98450555f48a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/864e417d-df2e-4207-83e4-98450555f48a (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

Cruz sits at −1.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

31 classified statements: 31 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 | 12.9% | 2.5% | 33 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.4% | 557 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 19.4% | 39.2% | 640 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Immigration 33% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Labor and Employment 33% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Emergency Management 17% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.05 (standard error 0.02), from 1,249 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 108 bills: 108 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 496. 15.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 84 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1405: Recognizing October as National Retirement Security Month (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1405/
- A 11116: Increases the mileage fees in the city of New York for services provided by sheriffs (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11116/
- K 1157: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1157/
- A 10951: Makes technical corrections to the clean slate law to correct issues relating to multicategory conviction dockets and the conviction-specific supervision… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10951/
- A 10870: Removes minimum year requirements for attendance at a New York high school when determining eligibility for certain student loans (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10870/
- A 10877: Relates to eligibility of a person who is not a lawful permanent resident to be a fiduciary (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10877/
- A 10477: Establishes a statewide advance care planning public awareness campaign and a community based advance care planning outreach grant program; appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10477/
- A 10404: Enacts the voices of immigrant communities empowering survivors (VOICES) act; repealer (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10404/
- A 10236: Relates to enhanced customer service standards and compliance framework for utility customer assistance operations (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10236/
- A 10021: Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship or immigration status (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10021/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $270.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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 · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2114549635058438607
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2113241966401990967
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2113242177157419454
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2092780285762941383
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2087866373556838844
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2086853371906990563
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2086855644624167017
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2086925247240925361
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2082510102775415058
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY @NYAssemblyCruz/status/2071044250767089994

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Catalina-Cruz
- Campaign site: https://www.cruzfornewyork.com/
- X: https://x.com/CatalinaCruzNY
- X: https://x.com/NYAssemblyCruz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatalinaCruzNY/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalinacruzny/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalina-cruz-17a29098/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/864e417d-df2e-4207-83e4-98450555f48a