House · Democrat
Manny Cruz
Data through FY2026; built October 19, 2026.
Residence
Salem
First elected
House 2022
| Session | Chamber | District | Lines | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193rd (2023–24) | House | 7th Essex | 2021 lines | |
| 194th (2025–26) | House | 7th Essex | 2021 lines |
Posts and stipends
No stipend payments to Manny Cruz are recorded for 2016–2026.
| Session | Posts | First year | Second year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 193rd (2023–24) | No post recorded | $0 | not available |
| 194th (2025–26) | No post recorded | $0 | $0 (to date) |
Posts: the Legislature’s leadership and roster records as compiled for this project; where those name no post, the member’s committee chair, vice-chair and ranking roles from the Legislature’s member profiles. Stipends: additional compensation in the Comptroller’s payroll data (CTHRU dataset 9ttk-7vz6), 2016–2026; 2026 is the year to date. Stipends for 2015 are not available. Base salary is not included.
The district
7th Essex on its 2021 lines: 1 city or town, 44,480 residents (2020).
Percentages are each place’s share of the district’s 2020 residents; for a town split between districts, the share of the town inside this one follows.
Population-weighted Fairness Index of the district’s cities and towns: 46 for all state aid and 78 for discretionary money (50 is a fair share).
Local earmarks are counted three ways. District money uses the first, clauses that name a place in the district; the second table adds organizations located in the district (placed in the district) and state facilities located there (everything placed). Three ways to count a local earmark.
| Session | District | Dollars | In corrective clauses | Per resident per budget, rank | Without corrective clauses, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193rd (2023–24) | 7th Essex | $3.1M | $0 | $35.18 · 5th of 160 | $35.18 · 5th of 160 |
| 194th (2025–26) | 7th Essex | $250,000 | $0 | $5.62 · 98th of 160 | $5.62 · 95th of 160 |
District money is where enacted earmarks land, by the place a clause names, mapped to districts by 2020 population; it is not attributed to the member and does not include leadership’s base-text money that names no place. Ranks are of district money per resident among the chamber’s districts, 1 = most. “In corrective clauses” is the part carried by a Ways and Means chair’s corrective amendments, which is leadership’s money; the last column gives the per-resident figure and rank without it. Sessions are labeled by the General Court that enacted each budget. Per-resident figures use the district as drawn for each session (2011 lines through the 192nd General Court, 2021 lines from the 193rd), so they will not equal a session’s dollars divided by the resident count above.
| Session | District | Placed in the district | Per resident per budget, rank | Everything placed | Per resident per budget, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193rd (2023–24) | 7th Essex | $4.1M | $45.96 · 9th of 160 | $4.1M | $45.96 · 10th of 160 |
| 194th (2025–26) | 7th Essex | $625,000 | $14.05 · 38th of 160 | $625,000 | $14.05 · 43rd of 160 |
Budget amendments
Manny Cruz sponsored 19 budget amendments in FY2017–FY2026, asking for $23 million in all.
Amendments sponsored
19
FY2017–FY2026 budgets
Adopted, known outcomes
82%
9 of 11
Chamber rate, same ask sizes
60%
expected at the chamber’s rates
Of the 11 with a known outcome, nine were adopted (82%). At the chamber’s adoption rate for amendments of the same size, about seven (60%) would have been.
| Year | Amount | Enacted budget text (excerpt) | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $50,000 | “The Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the future leaders program, to employ underserved youth in Essex county” | H4600 #773 |
| FY2024 | $50,000 | “the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the future leaders program to employ underserved youth in Essex county” | H3900 #700 |
| FY2026 | $25,000 | “Salem public schools for the purpose of upgrading the Salem high school fieldhouse gym floor and other play surfaces” | H4000 #463 |
| FY2026 | $25,000 | “the Salem public schools for the purpose of upgrading the Salem early childhood center playground” | H4000 #1593 |
| FY2025 | $25,000 | “Salem public schools to upgrade the Bentley Academy Early Childhood Center playground” | H4600 #766 |
Strong matches: 8 enacted items, $235,000 (the member’s share where several amendments claim one clause). A further one weaker text match is not listed; attribution is inferred from amendment text and is less certain there. House attribution is inferred throughout, because the House adopts most amendments inside consolidated amendments.
11 outcomes are inferred by matching amendment text to the House’s consolidated amendments, because the House records most amendments only as “Consolidated A–G.” Ask size is the larger of the earmark dollars and the line-item change an amendment requests; bands: no dollar amount, under $50,000, $50,000–$250,000, $250,000–$1 million, $1–5 million, $5 million or more. Leadership’s unattributed base-text and corrective-amendment money is never assigned to a member. The comparison describes outcomes; it is not a measure of merit.
Bills sponsored
Manny Cruz filed 66 bills as lead sponsor in these sessions; three were enacted on their own. In completed sessions, 8% of their lead bills were enacted on their own, against a chamber median of 4% for the same sessions.
Most bills die in every legislature, and many policies pass inside other bills; the chamber median for the same session is the fair comparison.
| Session | Chamber | Lead bills | Enacted | Folded into an enacted bill | Sent to study | Reported favorably, then died | Reported adversely or withdrawn | No action | Pending (session open) | Enacted rate | Chamber median | Cosponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193rd (2023–24) | House | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8% | 4% | 209 |
| 194th (2025–26) | House | 42 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2%* | 1% | 326 |
Enacted bills as lead sponsor
- H3722 (193rd): An Act relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem · Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2024
- H4398 (193rd): An Act amending Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2016 to include the city of Salem designated port area as part of the Salem Harbor port area · Chapter 246 of the Acts of 2024
- H4007 (194th): An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem · Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026
Outcomes are the furthest point each bill reached in the record. “Folded into an enacted bill” means the history names the enacted bill that absorbed it. “Passed both branches; no chapter recorded” means the bill was enacted by both branches and laid before the Governor, with no chapter or veto in the history; in the 194th General Court such bills are shown as laid before the Governor (pending). The 194th General Court is in session until January 2027, so its open bills are pending, not dead, and its rates (*) are not comparable with completed sessions. Chairs and leaders control the calendar, which raises their rates. Source: malegislature.gov bill histories.
Recorded votes on accountability measures
Manny Cruz cast 19 yes-or-no votes on the 20 accountability roll calls in this file (five yes, 14 no); recorded as not voting on one.
| Date | Measure | Vote | Chamber result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 7.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Time to review technical/ perfecting amendments | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 12.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Review of Consolidated Amendments | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | House rules (H2023), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 153, nays 0 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Local Aid Resolution | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 9.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Hearing Schedule | No | Yeas 24, nays 129 |
| February 1, 2023 | Joint rules (H2025), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 153, nays 0 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 2.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Roll Calls | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Formal Session Notification | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 4.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): General Court Audits | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 5.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Opinion of the Justices | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 6.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Polls | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 7.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Poll Notification | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Joint rules (H2026), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 128, nays 23 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 18.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Time to Review Legislation | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 17.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Audit by State Auditor | No | Yeas 24, nays 127 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 2.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Polls | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Poll Notifications | No | Yeas 23, nays 128 |
| February 25, 2025 | House rules (H2024), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 128, nays 23 |
| June 26, 2025 | Joint rules (conference report) (S2545), rules package: on acceptance (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 147, nays 2 |
| June 3, 2026 | Engross H.5469 (public records law applied to the Legislature). Reform advocates split (contested meaning) | Not voting | Yeas 125, nays 28 |
Votes marked “contested meaning” are rules-package and public-records passage votes; reform advocates were on both sides of them. Descriptions are the project’s plain summaries of each question, or the question as recorded for rules-package roll calls; the official record is on malegislature.gov. Votes are facts; no score is computed.
Campaign money in
Manny Cruz’s committee reported $9,550 in contributions of $250 or more in years the member served, 2023–2026.
| Year | Contributions |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $500 |
| 2024 | $5,800 |
| 2025 | $500 |
| 2026 | $2,750 |
| Kind | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals | $5,550 | 58% |
| Political committees and PACs | $3,000 | 31% |
| Unions and associations | $1,000 | 10% |
| Employer reported | Share |
|---|---|
| A named employer | 68% |
| Self-employed | 9% |
| Not reported or withheld | 23% |
The same committee also reported $34,000 in years the member was not in the Legislature (2022), for example while running for another office. Those receipts are not in the totals above.
| Employer or organization | Kind | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA & NORTHERN NE LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL POL ACTION COMM | committee or PAC | $1,500 | 3 |
| HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | individuals, by employer | $1,000 | 1 |
| LEAP FOR EDUCATION | individuals, by employer | $750 | 2 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC ENTERPRISE MOBILITY MASSACHUSETTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | committee or PAC | $500 | 1 |
| SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY | individuals, by employer | $500 | 1 |
| MA & NO NEW ENGLAND LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL | union or association | $500 | 1 |
| SEIU MASS STATE COUNCIL | union or association | $500 | 1 |
| LOCAL 509 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION COMM ON POL ED MA WORKERS' POL ACTION COMM | committee or PAC | $500 | 1 |
| SEIU LOCAL 32BJ UNITED ADF MA GTO PAC | committee or PAC | $500 | 1 |
| NORTH OF BOSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU | individuals, by employer | $500 | 1 |
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance, itemized receipts of $250 or more since 2015; OCPF filer record: Cruz Committee (CPF 17927). Individuals are grouped by the employer they reported; no individual contributor is named, and an employer field that is a person’s name is withheld. Massachusetts bars business contributions to candidates. Employer shows affiliation, not instruction.
Sources
Every figure traces to a public record.
- Massachusetts Legislature, members, districts and roll calls
- Budget amendments and enacted budgets, FY2017–FY2026
- CTHRU payroll, Office of the Comptroller (stipends)
- Office of Campaign and Political Finance
- District lines: Acts of 2011 and 2021; Census 2020 block populations
- Official profile (prior offices, occupation)
- Election statistics (first elected, residence)
Facts only: posts, stipends, sponsored amendments, enacted items, roll-call votes and district money. No score or grade is computed. Associations shown here are not evidence of cause. Method.