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Nancy Munoz

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Nancy Munoz
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 21, 2009
Serving with Jon Bramnick (2009–2022)
Michele Matsikoudis (2022–present)
Preceded byEric Munoz
Personal details
Born
Nancy Ann Foster

(1954-09-08) September 8, 1954 (age 70)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEric Munoz (1984–2009)
Children5
ResidenceSummit, New Jersey
EducationSkidmore College (BS)
Hunter College (MS)
WebsiteLegislative website

Nancy Ann Foster Munoz, commonly known as Nancy Munoz, (born September 8, 1954) is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2009, where she represents the 21st Legislative District. She was appointed minority whip on July 18, 2017, and co-chair of the Republican Conference, alongside John DiMaio, on January 14, 2020.[1]

Munoz has served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Minority Leader since 2022.[2]

Early life

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Nancy Ann Foster was born on September 8, 1954, the daughter of Freda and James E. Foster and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School in Wallingford, Connecticut. She holds a B.S. and a M.S. (both in nursing) from Skidmore College and Hunter College, respectively. She has worked as a nurse in Massachusetts General Hospital, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Overlook Medical Center (in her hometown of Summit), and has worked as a risk care manager for Continental Insurance Health Care.[3][4] Munoz is a resident of Summit.[5] In 1984, she married Eric Munoz in Freehold.[3] She has five children with her late husband.

New Jersey Assembly

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Munoz's husband, a New Jersey General Assemblyman, died at the age of 61 from complications from a ruptured aortic aneurysm on March 30, 2009.[6] In April 2009, Nancy Munoz received the backing of the Union County Republican Party in her efforts to take over her late husband's seat in the legislature.[7] Long Hill Township Mayor George Vitureira and Long Hill School Board member Bruce Meringolo also sought the seat; Vitureira was backed by Morris County GOP chairman John Sette.[8] The Republican Party held a special convention to determine who would take over the seat in Mountainside on April 27; Munoz won with 174 votes, while Meringolo received 34 votes and Vitureira received 16.[9] She was sworn into the legislature on May 21; she was assigned to serve on the Health and Senior Services Committee and the Human Services Committee, taking committee seats previously held by her husband.[10] Munoz took her first steps towards being elected in her own right on June 2, 2009, when she defeated Meringolo and Vitureira in the Republican primary; she subsequently won the general election and has been re-elected to two-year terms since then.

Committee assignments

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Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[2]

  • Budget
  • Health

District 21

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Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[11] The representatives from the 21st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[12]

Electoral history

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New Jersey Assembly

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21st Legislative District General Election, 2023[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) 33,146 26.1
Republican Michele Matsikoudis (incumbent) 32,607 25.7
Democratic Elizabeth A. Graner 30,643 24.1
Democratic Chris Weber 30,615 24.1
Total votes 127,011 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold
21st legislative district general election, 2021[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) 43,708 26.99%
Republican Michele Matsikoudis 42,557 26.28%
Democratic Elizabeth A. Graner 38,207 23.60%
Democratic Anjali Mehrotra 37,449 23.13%
Total votes 161,921 100.0
Republican hold
21st Legislative District General Election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Bramnick (incumbent) 28,787 26.31%
Republican Nancy Munoz (incumbent) 28,079 25.66%
Democratic Lisa Mandelblatt 25,452 23.26%
Democratic Stacey Gunderman 24,865 22.73%
Conservative Martin Marks 1,147 1.05%
Conservative Harris Pappas 1,081 0.99%
Total votes 109,411 100%
Republican hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 35,283 26.4 Decrease 3.5
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 34,273 25.7 Decrease 3.8
Democratic Lacey Rzeszowski 32,719 24.5 Increase 3.9
Democratic Bruce H. Bergen 31,248 23.4 Increase 3.4
Total votes 133,523 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 20,024 29.9 Decrease 3.0
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 19,783 29.5 Decrease 2.4
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 13,804 20.6 Increase 2.5
Democratic David Barnett 13,378 20.0 Increase 2.9
Total votes 66,989 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 38,556 32.9 Increase 1.2
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 37,314 31.9 Steady 0.0
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 21,129 18.1 Increase 0.7
Democratic Norman W. Albert 20,045 17.1 Decrease 0.3
Total votes 117,044 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 25,491 31.9
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 25,303 31.7
Democratic Bruce H. Bergen 13,878 17.4
Democratic Norman W. Albert 13,864 17.4
Libertarian Darren Young 1,324 1.7
Total votes 79,860 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 45,515 32.5 Increase 3.4
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 45,439 32.4 Increase 3.5
Democratic Bruce Bergen 24,848 17.7 Decrease 1.3
Democratic Norman Albert 24,240 17.3 Decrease 1.3
Total votes 140,042 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "Bucco elevated to Assembly conference leader". Daily Record. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Nancy Ann Foster and Dr. Eric Munoz Are Wed". The New York Times. January 22, 1984. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Deputy Republican Leader Nancy F. Munoz". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Keill, Liz. "Nancy Munoz", Independent Press, April 6, 2009. Accessed February 18, 2011. "With the death of her husband Eric Munoz, Summit resident Nancy Munoz said she was asked if she would be willing to consider filing for his Assembly seat."
  6. ^ "Assemblyman Munoz dies". PolitickerNJ. March 30, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  7. ^ "Nancy Munoz to run with Bramnick in LD 21". PolitickerNJ. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "For LD 21 challengers, Long Hill addresses, Morris disparity, and Munoz pose challenges". PolitickerNJ. April 9, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Nancy Munoz wins seat vacated by husband's death in 21st District special convention". PolitickerNJ. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
  10. ^ "Nancy Munoz sworn into office". PolitickerNJ. May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
  11. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Legislative Roster for District 21, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  19. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 21st district
2009–present
Served alongside: Jon Bramnick, Michele Matsikoudis 		Incumbent
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