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Janet Cruz's Biography

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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

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