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New York State Assembly District 38
Queens College—Bachelor's in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Ruben Cruz II is listed by BallotReady as a 2026 Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 38. His professional experience includes serving as executive director of Renaissance Lifestyles, executive producer of Pattycake Theatre, CEO of Jurukan Inc., and prior roles in production, business services, sales, photojournalism/director of sales, and hotel sales management.
Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.
No Healthcare position for Ruben Cruz II in the 2026 New York State Assembly District 38 race was found in the matching candidate sources reviewed. The available VOTE411 profile for Ruben Cruz II lists priorities around energy, flood mitigation, public redevelopment, taxes, seniors, streets, and transit, but does not state a healthcare policy position.
Ruben Cruz II’s Economy & Jobs platform emphasizes lowering costs for Queens families and rebuilding the local economy through small-business relief, affordable commercial space, access to credit, community grants, and green-job-oriented redevelopment. He also proposes consumer protections against high interest rates and junk fees that he describes as draining wealth from working-class residents.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Cruz supports reinstating universal rent stabilization for commercial tenants, cutting predatory fines on small businesses, improving access to lines of credit, and helping District 38 groups form nonprofits to access grants and resources.
SourceCruz says he would cap interest rates and target bank, ATM, and utility junk fees that he characterizes as a regressive tax on working-class communities.
SourceCruz’s campaign blueprint calls for affordable commercial space in old and new development as part of his broader housing and local economy plan.
SourceNo confirmed immigration position was found for Ruben Cruz II in the 2026 New York State Assembly District 38 race. Available candidate profiles and voter-guide responses identify him as the Republican/Queens United candidate and list priorities such as energy, flood mitigation, redevelopment, taxes, seniors, and transit, but do not state a position on immigration.
Ruben Cruz II supports a community-owned clean-energy and resiliency project at Aqueduct Racetrack, centered on vanadium flow battery storage, water management, flood mitigation, and utility-bill savings for Queens and Brooklyn residents. He also frames energy policy as an affordability issue, supporting action against hidden utility fees and reinvestment of excess energy revenue into the community.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Cruz says he would target extraneous charges and hidden fees in telephone, cable, and utility bills as part of an affordability and accountability agenda for Queens families.
SourceRuben Cruz II's education platform for New York State Assembly District 38 emphasizes local control, fiscal accountability, school infrastructure, vocational and arts programming, bilingual/STEM expansion, and free public education from 3K through CUNY. He also supports stronger principal authority, expanded civics education, student transportation benefits, and redirecting some DOE diversity-related funding toward universal childcare and 3K.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Cruz supports a 3K-to-PhD vision that would make CUNY free for New York City residents and expand universal early education access.
SourceCruz supports expanded technical and arts programming, competitive STEM programs, and broader bilingual education for students in District 38.
SourceCruz supports keeping free MetroCards for students in need and extending unlimited MetroCards to CUNY students in SEEK/CD, ASAP, and ACE programs.
SourceRuben Cruz II, the Republican/Queens United candidate for New York Assembly District 38 in 2026, frames public safety around safer streets, clean streets, protection for vulnerable residents, and infrastructure resilience. His stated positions include raised pedestrian crosswalks to curb speeding and street car takeovers, plus homeowner and senior protections against liens and deed theft.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Cruz supports raised pedestrian crosswalks as a traffic-safety measure to curb speed and street car takeovers.
SourceCruz says he would make it illegal to place property liens without notice, fight deed theft, and automate STAR/SCHE tax reductions for seniors.
SourceBallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/ruben-cruzFetched: biography, education, professional background, candidate identity
The Ballot Brief
https://theballotbrief.com/candidate/ruben-d-cruz-ii-nyFetched: biography, education, professional background, candidate identity
New York City Board of Elections
https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/candidates/2024/9_20_2024_2_12_46_PM_Contest_List.pdfFetched: location
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-38-74591Fetched: campaignFinance
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/candidate-detail.do?id=73189417Fetched: endorsements
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=73189417Fetched: issuePositions
Realities of Single Payer
https://realitiesofsinglepayer.com/senate-and-assembly-candidate-positions/Fetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 / League of Women Voters Education Fund
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=73189417Fetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide Mobile
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=73189417Fetched: issuePositions