Donovan M. Dela Cruz (born July 6, 1973, in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since November 2, 2010, representing District 17 since 2022 and previously representing the same area as District 22 from 2010 to 2022. Since August 2017, Dela Cruz has served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Education

Dela Cruz earned his BAs in

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and

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from the

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. He was a member of the 2003 class of the

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Elections

*2012 Dela Cruz and his 2010

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opponent Charles Aki were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Dela Cruz won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,393 votes (69.2%) against Aki. *2010 When Democratic Senator

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ran for

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and left the Senate District 22 seat open, Dela Cruz won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,005 votes (37.8%) in a field which included Representative Michael Magaoay, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,738 votes (67.3%) against Republican nominee Charles Aki.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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