D New Jersey Senate · District 5

Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez

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Total votes

3,012

all sessions

Attendance

95%

72 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 83% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 86% of chamber peers

About Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez

Sen. serving New Jersey District 5. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 11 years · 8 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Economic Growth, Military and Veterans' Affairs and Budget and Appropriations.

Sworn in

Dec 15, 2014

11 years · 8 months

Closest ally

no co-sponsorship data

How Nilsa votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 91% / 9%

71 support · 7 oppose

Labor & Employment 100% / 0%

29 support · 0 oppose

Housing 100% / 0%

29 support · 0 oppose

Healthcare 100% / 0%

38 support · 0 oppose

Technology 93% / 7%

13 support · 1 oppose

Energy 90% / 10%

27 support · 3 oppose

Education 93% / 7%

27 support · 2 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Transportation 95% / 5%

20 support · 1 oppose

Immigration 100% / 0%

2 support · 0 oppose

Criminal Justice 86% / 14%

12 support · 2 oppose

Environment 100% / 0%

18 support · 0 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted Yea

S 5021Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to expand authorized use of grant funding for Centenary University.

8 months ago

Voted Yea

A 2784Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.

8 months ago

Voted Yea

A 6273Appropriates $15,815,984 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.

8 months ago

Voted Yea

S 2791Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.

8 months ago

Voted Yea

S 4824Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Borinqueneer Park from City of Perth Amboy to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance.

8 months ago

Voted Yea

S 3695Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.**

8 months ago

Voted Yea

S 1576Establishes farm pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer collection and disposal program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $1 million.**

8 months ago

Voted Yea

A 1203"Pet Insurance Act."

8 months ago

Voted Yea

A 4986Codifies early language instruction program for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children in DHS.*

8 months ago

Voted Yea

A 4981Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.

8 months ago