Israel Ortega Cruz

I am the American dream...I was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York; 100% American. I am not rich (when it comes to monetary value), and not poor in the slightest as I have 3 daughters and the greatest wife a man can be blessed with. I know poverty but lived like a king via the love of a mother and stepdad that made dreams possible with their wisdom and faith in God. My brothers and I have felt the sting of prejudice as we are from a black father and light skin mother. We did not fit in with anyone (at first) but with time, patience and love, we made even the stanches of critics see passed its color and towards content of character. I know loss, my mother that made darkness light up with her smile, a dad that thought me to be a man in the absence of my biological father and a grandfather that was a fighter and did not back down from the larger advisory. I have been homeless, depressed, scared and broke, but I have also leaned that negatives in the right light; created a home, happiness, bravery and riches that money can not buy. I have been a stock boy, an educator, a nanny, and currently a defender to the homeless of New York City. Now I am looking to take all that I am and bring it to my brothers and sisters of the Nation. I am Israel Ortega Cruz and I am running to be your next congressmen. Help me reach the top and I will be there to pull you up with me. God bless you all, our leaders and these United States of America.

• One nation Under God where government ensures rights not gives them.
• America and Americans first does not imply all others last.
• Content of charector not color, creed or indentity polotics etc.

I am personally passionate about: Homelessness since my youth and since I have been homeless. Job creation as I know what it is like to be jobless in New York. Education elementary, secondary, and higher education as I am trained and continuing to be trained in education. The elderly since I volunteered and saw and see the value of their wisdom. Social Welfare such as social security and welfare which both had a say in my up bringing

The greatest president short from Donald J trump in policy but in speech the greatest of all time...Ronald Reagan he was a man that knew how to sling a joke with all parties wanting to hear more. But in my life, I look up to the one he looked up to...Jesus Christ who knew to have it all and give it up to represent His father and serve His fellow man even till His death.

The Bible. In this book you will find Real Good and evil so that we may stop treating each other as if we were evil and know that one is truly good, but God. You will also find respect for parents and family and to love the stranger in our mist and never mistreat anyone as we are all equal in God's eyes no one greater or lesser than the next. That the government that you live under should be respected and its laws but that you have the right to demand changes if they do not align with the rights given by God and only watched over by Government. It shows to render unto the leaders their share but to always do so with a heart that is not greedy, hateful and lacking will. It shows to care for enemies but when they continue to attack you that smiting them is allowed as well so long as it is the last resort or to prevent a greater damage to the nation. It shows mores but I don't want to ruin it for you...Go read it yourself.

Their word...My stepdad told me once that he had nothing but that he had it all. I did not understand this, so he explained. he started by saying we are poor we don't have much when it comes to earthily things, but we have God and as humans we have something, he gave us that we can leave the earth with, and that is our word. we will be remembered by it and judged the same. Thus, anyone let alone an elected official should hold true to it. hold true, that their word be the greatest thing that they have. As everyone may hate you for your views but everyone, even your enemies will respect you if you know how to keep it. You doing so when alive, may not change the world however, it may light the fire in that one person who will maybe after your gone... much like Jesus did for us.

Since a young age I have had the what (at first, I thought was a discomfort but now I know as a) privilege of always having to hear people's problems. I thought it was a curse for strangers to come up to me and tell me their lives even family and friends but now I understand that God was training me to be receptive to those around me. to have a heart via firsthand knowledge as well as anecdotal. I was being groomed to represent those whom the party that said cared for us left behind. So, I walked away to learn to care and as well as do. To say what was wrong and not sit on my hands waiting for another to do it. Thus, what makes a successful office holder is someone who doe sit because it is inherent and never for money. (Don't get me wrong becoming rich is allowed so long as it is never at the expense of another. Then and only then are you a true success.

To follow the oath to the letter of the law, to try every day to surpass the limits of their jobs (when it comes to what good they can do). to love everyone as if they were the lost family member you could not live without. if all those elected thought this way, we would have a better world.

The legacy that I served much like our fallen soldiers did for glory but not for self, people, family or country but of God. That everything I do is to raise my heavenly father and my fellow mankind up to a higher stand than they would have been had I not served. that when I leave this earth that all member of every party says there was a man that had principles and lived them with no exception. that is the legacy I want that and that I leave a family that is above reproach not for my sake but on their own merits.

The very first historical even I remember watching is President Ronald Reagan being sworn in. I had no idea what I was watching but I felt happy watching it. I have been attracted to politics since I was that age.

If it is at home, it would be serving and cleaning up after my brothers. I did that till I was 14 where I got a job for pay at the summer youth program. I may say that was both hard and fun. I made friends that I still have till today.

Other than the Bible, Sun Zu the art of war! This from a person who loves peace...though I have been in many a fight in my youth (for self-defense purposes)

Batman as he likes to help and clean up the streets all with out anyone knowing who he is and why he does it. draw back is he is lonely and I have my riches in the form of a core family that loves me and I them.

Matthew West "do something"

To forget the great losses, I have had which make me stronger in passing through them but week in drive at times.

Other than having the power of the purse, the house is the only body that sheds member and gains them fast as well as having the honor of people the closes to the population of the people. their main goal is to understand the Needs of their constituents and lead them by experience learn often outside politics.

Not necessarily but it is useful for them to have a grasp of both the inner working of their job and that of the community they serve which can be achieved by learning and living experiences. I personally understand the plight of teachers as I have been one, homeless as I have been there, the elderly as I have been around them to learn, and economic in a macro level as I have attempted a business or two and many lines of work with their educations needed to maintain them. One can learn on the job but also if one listened well to others who have been there.

The greatest challenge to any nation, let alone the USA is its ability to be cohesive, and assimilate all parties in to one nation. We may be a nation of many but as the founding fathers envisioned (E plurbus unim) out of many one. What many do not understand is that that fact, that job and honor belongs to the children of the of previous generation. They are the ones whom grow together and blur the lines of color, creed, religion etc. the unity is made by them and destroyed by the older generation if left to their own devices. This is our greatest challenge letting youth do their jobs.

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Housing, Community Development and Insurance Oversight and Investigations Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Innovation and Workforce Development

Yes!... as the will of the people changes fast and the House must be able to keep up with it as it goes up and down, in and out, stays still and moves in intervals.

I believe that term limits keeps the house fresh and keeps lazy good for nothing people away. I will be my own judge and say that I think 12 years in office should be the limit as to many people use the office as a cash cow and become corrupt. therefore, term limits will hinder how much these wannabe heroes (which are really wolves in sheep's clothing). Thus, I want term limits...one can always run for different jobs like senators and then president and then after you very old a mayor of a little town till you die or like jimmy carter and do good with the name you made for yourself.

Speaker of the House! or the majority leader. but anything that serves the people is good enough for me.

Trey Gowdy and Devin Nunes