Teresa Ruiz's Biography
- State Senate (NJ) - District 29, Democratic Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey Senate
Post Office Box 099
Trenton, NJ 08625-0099
166 Bloomfield Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
Full Name:
M. Teresa Ruiz
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Samuel Gonzalez
Birth Date:
06/28/1974
Birth Place:
Newark, NJ
Home City:
Newark, NJ
BA, English, Drew University
Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2022-present
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 29, 2008-present
Member, Board of Commissioners, Essex County Improvement Authority
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 29, 2023
President Pro Tempore, New Jersey State Senate, 2018-2022
Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2010-2018
Former Member, Board of Commissioners, Essex County Improvement Authority
Former Chair Member, Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Member, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Arts Education Committee
Former Member, Select Committee on Legislative Oversight, New Jersey State General Assembly
Deputy Chief of Staff, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr, present
Former Pre-K Teacher
Former Trustee, Essex County Technical-Vocational School Board
Vice Chair, Essex County Democratic Party, present
Co-Chair, Hispanic Scholarship Program for the North Ward Center, present
Member, Arts Council at the Newark Museum, present
Trustee, Robert Treat Academy, present
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2004, 2008
Awards:
Star of Essex, Essex County, 2005;
Public Service Award, Essex County Chamber of Commerce;