Manuel Cruz

Manuel Cruz

Cruz, Manuel (Democrat)

Phone: (602) 300-8381
Email: cruz4minspector@aol.com
Website: www.cruzforarizona.com
7604 W. Claremont St., Glendale, AZ 85303

Age: 44 (3/22/66, Phoenix, AZ).

Arizona since: Birth.

Occupation: Truck driver, Special Dispatch, 1 year; safety director, explosive engineer, Adams Co., 5 years; safety director, explosive engineer, Maine Drilling and Blasting, 5 years; explosive engineer, Austin Powder Co.

Marital: Married (Valerie Revering, massage therapy).

Children: 5.

Religious preference: Methodist.

Education: Engineering, Austin Powder Blasting Academy, 1995; Glendale Community College, 1986; Carl Hayden High School, 1984. Political experience: None. Interests: Fishing, camping, golf.

Issues:

Political influence: Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia.

Changes to duties: Increase deputy inspectors and increase abandoned mine closures.

Top priority: To help Arizona set the bar on mine safety. Mine safety: Some safety standards are set too low and need to be changed, such as air quality.

Background & experience: Fifteen years as a safety director, explosives engineer and miner working in mines all over Arizona. Abandoned mines: I would increase the budget for abandoned mines by starting the “Adopt A Mine Program.”

Campaign finance: public.