Jessica de la Cruz | |
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Minority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate | |
Assumed office August 2, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Algiere |
Member of the
Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Paul Fogarty |
Personal details | |
Born | Rhode Island, U.S. | July 20, 1981
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | David de la Cruz |
Jessica de la Cruz (born July 20, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 23rd district, which includes all of Burrillville and Glocester and part of North Smithfield. [1] Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on January 1, 2019. She is a Republican.
de la Cruz was born on July 20, 1981, in Rhode Island to Portuguese immigrant parents. [2] [3]
On November 6, 2018, de la Cruz was elected to the Rhode Island Senate, where she has been representing the 23rd district since January 1, 2019. She is a Republican. [4]
de la Cruz resides in the Forestdale section of North Smithfield. She and her husband, David, have three children. Her husband David is one of the pastors at Awakening Church in Smithfield Rhode Island. [2]