# Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Nilsa Cruz-Perez is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2014-12-15
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b656905a-de58-4d36-b433-276788233b1f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b656905a-de58-4d36-b433-276788233b1f (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

80% of Cruz-Perez’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 79 donors and 769 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 183 bills: 183 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 72. 4.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 23 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4561: Provides exemption from State permit fees to owners of commercial farms rebuilding from natural disaster. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4561/
- S 4589: Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4589/
- S 4574: Establishes offense of harassing, intimidating, or bullying minor; establishes diversionary program for juveniles charged with offense. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4574/
- S 4591: Provides that regional school districts are not subject to State school aid reductions under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4591/
- S 4548: Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4548/
- SJR 154: Designates June 6 of each year as D-Day in New Jersey. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SJR154/
- SJR 153: Commemorates 100th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin Bridge. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SJR153/
- S 4559: Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of lymphedema. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4559/
- S 4549: Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4549/
- S 4590: Designates blueberry muffin as State Muffin. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4590/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $127.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/371/senator-cruz-perez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NilsaCruzPerez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilsa-cruz-perez-2660274b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b656905a-de58-4d36-b433-276788233b1f