Nilsa Cruz-Perez
| Nilsa Cruz-Perez | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 5th district |
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Assumed office December 15, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Norcross |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th district |
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In office February 27, 1995 – January 12, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Bryant |
| Succeeded by |
Donald Norcross Angel Fuentes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 21, 1961 Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Barrington, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico University of Maryland |
| Occupation | Director of Constituent Services, Camden County |
| Website | Legislative web page |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1981-1987 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961) is an American Democratic Party politician who was sworn into office to represent the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate on December 15, 2014, to fill the vacant seat of Donald Norcross. She had previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 2010 and is the first Latina woman to serve in the Assembly.
Cruz-Perez born on January 21, 1961, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She attended the University of Puerto Rico earning a degree in political science, Big Bend Community College Army Quartermaster School and the Temple University Overseas Division. Cruz-Perez served in the United States Army from 1981 to 1987, attaining the rank of sergeant. Cruz-Perez works as a part-time community development specialist for the Camden County Improvement Authority.
Formerly a resident of Camden, she now resides in Barrington.
Cruz-Perez was selected in February 1995 to fill the vacancy created by resignation of Assemblyman Wayne R. Bryant, when Bryant was selected to fill the Senate seat vacated due to the death of Senator Walter Rand on January 6, 1995. She was sworn into the Assembly on February 27. Serving in the Assembly until 2010, representing the 5th District for the entire time she was serving, she was the Assistant Majority Leader from 2002–2005 and Deputy Majority Leader from January 2006 to January 2010. In 2009 she announced that she would retire after her current term in the legislature. While in the Assembly, Cruz-Perez served on the Consumer Affairs Committee (as chair), the Housing and Local Government Committee, the Human Services Committee, and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.
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