Teresa Ruiz (politician)
Teresa Ruiz | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2022 | |
| Deputy | Paul Sarlo |
| Preceded by | Loretta Weinberg |
| President pro tempore of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office January 9, 2018 – January 11, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nia Gill |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Bolden Cunningham |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 29th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sharpe James |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Teresa Ruiz June 28, 1974 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Drew University (BA) |
| Website | State Senate website |
Maria Teresa Ruiz (born June 28, 1974) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since taking office on January 8, 2008. She has served as the Senate Majority Leader since 2022, becoming the first Latina to lead either the Assembly or Senate, after succeeding Loretta Weinberg upon her retirement from the Senate.