Teresa Ruiz
New Jersey State Senator, District 29 since 2007. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 19 yrs
- Since 2007
- Bills became law
- 75
- 576 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +70.4
- Won 2023
- Next election
- 2027
- Nov 2, 2027
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Legislative Oversight · vice chair
- Budget Oversight
- Budget and Appropriations
- Legislative Services Commission
- Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Sep 2026
Became law Aug 2026
Became law Aug 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ruiz sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Ruiz is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Britnee Timberlake, Vin Gopal, John Burzichelli
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Ruiz’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Jersey State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ruiz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ruiz | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–6 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | A 2316: Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on certain local… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 35–2 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | S 3776: Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | A 5463: Requires electric public utilities to submit annual report on voting to BPU. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–8 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | S 4476: Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ruiz was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | D+70.4 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | — |
| 2017 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | D+76.4 |
| 2013 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | D+60.6 |
| 2011 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | D+67.8 |
| 2007 | New Jersey State Senate, District 29 | Won | D+37.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ruiz has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 29 · since 2007
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ruiz has run against
- Maritza Mathews (R) · 2023 general, won
- Maria E. Lopez (R) · 2017 general, won
- Raafat Barsoom (R) · 2013 general, won
- Aracelis Sanabriatejada (R) · 2011 general, won
- Luis A. Quintana (I) · 2007 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ruiz
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/907aae0b-1026-405a-9429-cadd01efd79d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET