Manny Cruz

{{Short description|Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] for [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district|7th Essex District]] | name = Manny Cruz | image = State Representative Manny Cruz.jpg | status = Incumbent | term_start = January 4, 2023 | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | alma_mater = [[Northeastern University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruz formally launches rep campaign, Dominguez joins race |url=https://www.salemnews.com/news/cruz-formally-launches-rep-campaign-dominguez-joins-race/article_c5871008-7861-11ec-8249-dffa552817fa.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=The Salem News }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |30|2024|Jan|1}} }}

'''Manny Cruz''' (born 1993/1994) is a current member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] for the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district|7th Essex District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Representative Manny Cruz Democrat - 7th Essex |url=https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/M_C3 |access-date=20 February 2023 |website=The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Manny Cruz - Green Voter Guide MA |url=https://greenvoterguidema.com/candidate/manny-cruz/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Green Voter Guide MA }}</ref>

== Career == Starting in 2017, Cruz worked as a Legislative Aide to State Representative [[Juana Matias]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Meet Manny |url=https://www.mannycruz.org/who-we-are |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Manny Cruz }}</ref> He was also elected as a member of the Salem School Committee in the same year.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=Salem's Manny Cruz: State House Win Culminates Public Service Journey |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/salems-manny-cruz-state-house-seat-culminates-public-service-journey |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Salem, MA Patch }}</ref> He was also a part of [[Paul Tucker (politician)|Paul F. Tucker's]] office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Power Endorsement: Manny Cruz |url=https://www.newpolitics.org/manny-cruz |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=New Politics }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyva |first=R. D. |title=Latinos For Education Announces Manny Cruz As Director Of Advocacy In Massachusetts |url=https://www.latinosforeducation.org/director-advocacy-massachusetts/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Latinos for Education }}</ref> He was elected as the Representative for the 7th Essex District of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 2022.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Personal life == Cruz married Vanessa Cruz in 2019. The couple have one daughter.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

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