Ruben Cruz II
RQueens United Party
Ruben Cruz II is a small-business owner and community advocate running as the Republican and Queens United Party candidate for the open Assembly District 38 seat. He previously ran unsuccessfully for Assembly District 24 (2024) and State Senate District 16 (2022).[1][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their words — priorities
- On transit: "I will audit the MTA to bridge the... transit desert between Woodside and Woodhaven with reliable, eco-friendly bus service. We must address the alarming pollution levels in our subways to protect our health."[4]
- On homeowner protections: "I am fighting for economic justice for homeowners: I will legislate to ban property liens placed without owner knowledge and eliminate the hidden bank and utility fees that drain blue-collar paychecks."[4]
- On seniors and pets: "I am committed to preserving the rights of residents over 62 to live with their pets without housing discrimination and advocating for pet-friendly shelters so no neighbor is forced into homelessness to stay with a loved one."[4]
Background
- Cruz holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Dance from CUNY Queens College (1999) and is a graduate of Richmond Hill High School.[4]
- He is the founding director of a firm that has provided health, wellness, and arts and culture programming in New York City since 2006, and serves on Queens Community Board 9.[4]
- During the COVID-19 pandemic he founded the Queens Pet Pantry, a pet-supply distribution project; he says its data-management system was later adopted by the ASPCA.[4]