# Angelina Cruz

Angelina Cruz is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 62.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 62
- Serving since: 2025-01-06
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e47f88fc-e402-4b8d-a253-ee77ea95847d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e47f88fc-e402-4b8d-a253-ee77ea95847d (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 −1.16 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 227 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 14.4% | 143 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.16 (standard error 0.03), from 264 donors and 187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

242 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 99.3% (97.6%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 1 Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2026S1/AB1/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 181 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB181/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 659 Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB659/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 439 Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB439/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 812 Relating to: allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB812/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 870 Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes.… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB870/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 957 Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB957/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · CONCURRENCE · SB 501 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB501/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 132 bills: 132 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 6.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 96 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1232: Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1232/
- AB 1184: Relating to: grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1184/
- AJR 149: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR149/
- AB 1183: Relating to: grants for emergency notification systems that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1183/
- AB 1221: Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Public Food Administration Authority and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1221/
- AB 1203: Relating to: net zero emissions, carbon-free and renewable energy standards, and creating an office of sustainability and clean energy, granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1203/
- AB 1197: Relating to: the definition of tenant at will. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1197/
- AB 1222: Relating to: creating an office of the ombudsperson for corrections and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1222/
- AB 1178: Relating to: regional transit authorities and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1178/
- AB 1171: Relating to: sexual contact by a law enforcement officer with certain persons and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1171/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% 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.

- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1897845212237418990
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1897845216951824810
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1897845219418107916
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1897845221922111931
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1891278457423761528
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1891278465527099763
- 2025-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1886534871524282688
- 2025-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/repcruzwi/status/1886534874007564442

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2893
- X: https://x.com/repcruzwi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cruz4AD62/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cruz4wi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e47f88fc-e402-4b8d-a253-ee77ea95847d