Art De La Cruz

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Art De La Cruz
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 3, 2022
Preceded byBrittney Barreras
In office
September 9, 2020 – January 19, 2021
Preceded byPatricio Ruiloba
Succeeded byBrittney Barreras
Personal details
BornAlbuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (BA)
University of Phoenix (MS)

Art De La Cruz is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 12th district. Appointed on February 3, 2022, De La Cruz previously represented the same district from September 2020 to January 2021.

Early life and education

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, De La Cruz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in university studies from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Science in management and human relations from the University of Phoenix.[1][2]

Career

De La Cruz served as an employee of the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico for 46 years. He has also operated a small business. In September 2020, De La Cruz was appointed to the New Mexico House of Representatives after the resignation of Patricio Ruiloba.[3][4] In the 2020 election for the seat, De La Cruz was a Democratic write-in candidate, losing to independent candidate Brittney Barreras. He left office on January 19, 2021.[5]

On January 28, 2022, Barreras announced her resignation from the House of Representatives. On February 2, 2022, De La Cruz was appointed by the Bernalillo County commission to fill Barreras' position.[6][7] He was sworn in on February 3, 2022.[8]

References

  1. ^ Candidate, The. "Q&A: House District 12 Candidate Art De La Cruz". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  2. ^ "Art De La Cruz". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  3. ^ "Former County Commissioner Art De la Cruz appointed to legislative seat". KRQE News 13 Albuquerque - Santa Fe. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  4. ^ Writer, Jessica Dyer | Journal Staff. "Divided county panel appoints De La Cruz". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. ^ Writer, Dan McKay | Journal Staff. "Composition of state House comes into focus". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  6. ^ Dyer, Jessica (2 February 2022). "Bernalillo County Commission sends Democrat back to House". The Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. ^ "Former County Commissioner Replaces State Rep". The Paper. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. ^ Release, NM House Democrats (4 February 2022). "House swears in Rep. Art De La Cruz: The newest member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Rep. De La Cruz". Retrieved 2022-02-08 – via Las Cruces Bulletin.