Full Name:
Janet Cruz
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Steve; 4 Children: Ana, Nick, Laura, Stephen
Birth Date:
07/07/1956
Birth Place:
Ybor City, FL
Home City:
Tampa, FL
Religion:
Catholic
AA, Opticianry Dispensing, Hillsborough Community College, 1977
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 18, 2018-2022
Minority Caucus Fiscal Policy Chair, Florida State Senate, 2020-2022
Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 14, 2022
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 62, 2010-2018
Minority Leader, Florida State House of Representatives, 2016-2018
Democratic Deputy Whip, Florida State House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Former Ranking Minority Member, Appropriations Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Hillsborough County Democratic Hispanic Caucus
Former Member, Infrastructure and Security Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Administrative Procedures, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Commission, Florida State Legislature
Former Member, Legislative Budget Commission, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Committee, Florida State Senate
Former Member, Senate Redistricting Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Optician/Healthcare Executive
Former Regional Director, Cigna Healthcare for Seniors Group Sales
Former Owner, Pearle Vision Center
Member, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens Academy Alumni, present
Member, Hillsborough Community College Alumni Foundation, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, present
Member, Tampa Latin Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, West Tampa Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Women In Government, present
Former Board Member, Paint Your Heart Out Tampa
Former Corporate Chair, United Way Campaign Cigna Healthcare
Names of Grandchildren:
Madison McCauley, Peter McCauley, Teresa McCauley
Number of Grandchildren:
3