State Assembly Member - District 38
Ruben D. Cruz II
A small business owner from Richmond Hill and a 1999 graduate of Queens College, running on the Republican and Queens United lines.
Where they stand
Housing costs, tenants and homeowners
Supports legislation making it illegal to place secret liens on residential property, and wants people over 62 to have a legal right to stay in their homes with their pets.
Transit service and MTA spending
Supports a rigorous audit of the MTA to make sure taxpayer funding goes to closing gaps in transit service.
Background
Based in Richmond Hill
He ran for Assembly District 24 in 2024, receiving 35.1% of the vote against incumbent David Weprin, and for State Senate District 16 in 2022, receiving 42.2% against incumbent John Liu.
- Small business owner
- Bachelor's degree, City University of New York, Queens College, 1999
- Graduate of Richmond Hill High School
- Associated with the Latin American Intercultural Alliance, the Central Queens Republican Club and Queens Libertarians
- Says he built the Queens Pet Pantry during the pandemic; his 2022 campaign account says it distributed pet supplies in parks throughout Queens
- Ran for Assembly District 24 on Nov. 5, 2024 on the Republican, Conservative and Common Sense lines, receiving 35.1% of the vote; incumbent David Weprin won
- Ran for State Senate District 16 on Nov. 8, 2022, receiving 42.2% of the vote; incumbent John Liu won
- Advanced from the Republican primary for Assembly District 38 without appearing on the ballot after the June 23, 2026 primary was canceled
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