Manny Cruz
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 7th Essex District
Salem state representative since 2023 and former Salem School Committee vice chair and legislative aide. His stated priorities are affordable housing, public transit including a South Salem commuter rail stop, climate action, and public schools.
Where Manny Cruz stands, based on their records
Supports
Immigration (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (3 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (7 records)
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Voted yes on the PROTECT Act, a bill to ban civil immigration arrests in courthouses without a judge's warrant and to bar local police from asking about immigration status in non-criminal matters (H. 5305). It passed the House 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Lead-filed the Safe Communities Act in 2025 with 70 co-sponsors, a bill limiting state and local police involvement in federal immigration enforcement (H. 2580). It was sent to study on April 13, 2026.
February 27, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 7 oppose
Voted yes on the final $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 state budget (H. 5555). It passed the House 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the final $60.9 billion fiscal 2026 state budget (H. 4240). It passed the House 139-6.
June 30, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2025 spending bill with $425 million for the emergency family shelter system and tighter shelter eligibility rules (H. 57). It passed the House 126-26.
February 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing borrowing bill (H. 4707). It passed the House 145-13.
June 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of the fiscal 2025 state budget (H. 4600). It passed the House 153-4.
April 26, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2024 spending bill adding $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and capping most shelter stays at nine months (H. 4582). It passed the House 123-35.
April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on re-passing budget sections that made phone calls from state prisons and county jails free for incarcerated people (H. 4052). It passed the House 132-26.
November 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted yes on re-passing budget sections that made phone calls from state prisons and county jails free for incarcerated people (H. 4052). It passed the House 132-26.
November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Filed a 2025 bill creating a state trust fund to help build accessory dwelling units, or backyard homes (H. 1482). The housing committee approved it on November 6, 2025.
November 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a law, at Salem's request, letting the city enforce its own rules on converting apartments into condominiums. It was signed on November 8, 2024 (Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2024).
November 8, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing borrowing bill (H. 4707). It passed the House 145-13.
June 5, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted yes on a 2025 spending bill with $425 million for the emergency family shelter system and tighter shelter eligibility rules (H. 57). It passed the House 126-26.
February 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2024 spending bill adding $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and capping most shelter stays at nine months (H. 4582). It passed the House 123-35.
April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted yes both times the House voted on the 2024 gun law that banned untraceable 'ghost guns' and expanded the assault weapons ban (H. 4135 in 2023, final report H. 4885 in 2024). The final House tally was 124-33.
July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on the 2026 law removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion (H. 5595). It passed the House 119-33.
July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Filed a 2026 bill, at Salem's request, letting the city use ranked choice voting in local elections (H. 5584).
July 16, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of a bill to ban student cellphones during the school day and to bar children under 14 from social media (S. 2581). It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House's 2026 energy bill, which proposed cutting about $1 billion from the Mass Save efficiency program, delaying an offshore wind deadline, and easing limits on nuclear power (H. 5151). It passed the House 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Past race Manny Cruz ran in:
- State Representative 7th Essex District · November 3, 2026 · 7th Essex District; Massachusetts · incumbent