id: ocd-person/907aae0b-1026-405a-9429-cadd01efd79d
name: Teresa Ruiz
given_name: Teresa
family_name: Ruiz
birth_date: 1974-06-28
gender: Female
email: senruiz@njleg.org
image: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/memberphotos/ruiz_teresa_2021.jpg
party:
- name: Democratic
roles:
- start_date: 2008-01-08
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:nj/government
  district: '29'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: P.O. Box 068 State House, 145 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08625
  voice: 609-847-3905
- classification: district
  address: 475 Bloomfield Ave., Newark, NJ 07107
  voice: 973-484-1000
links:
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/287/senator-ruiz
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=287
- url: https://www.njsendems.org/senators/m-teresa-ruiz/
other_names:
- name: M. Teresa Ruiz
- name: M.T. Ruiz
- name: Ruiz, M. Teresa
- name: Ruiz, T.
- name: T. Ruiz
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: NJL000087
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Teresa_Ruiz
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Teresa_Ruiz_(New_Jersey)
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Ruiz_(politician)
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69688/teresa-ruiz
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/api/legislatorData/legislatorBio/287
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/287/senator-ruiz
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/abcroster.asp
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=287
- url: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=287
- url: https://www.njsendems.org/senators/m-teresa-ruiz
extras:
  position: Senate Majority Leader