Nancy Munoz

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.

Nancy F. Munoz
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 21st district
Assumed office
May 21, 2009
Serving with Jon Bramnick
Preceded byEric Munoz
Minority Whip of the New Jersey General Assembly
Assumed office
July 18, 2017 [1]
LeaderJon Bramnick
Preceded byTony Bucco
Personal details
Born (1954-09-08) September 8, 1954
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Eric Munoz (1984–2009) (his death)
ChildrenFive
ResidenceSummit, New Jersey
WebsiteLegislative Website

Early life

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 Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Overlook Hospital (in her hometown of Summit), and has worked as a risk care manager for Continental Insurance Health Care.[2][3] Munoz is a resident of Summit.[4] In 1984, she married Eric Munoz in Freehold.[2] She has five children with her late husband.

New Jersey Assembly

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.

Committees
  • Budget
  • Health and Senior Services
  • Women and Children
  • New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight
  • Legislative Services Commission

District 21

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 21st District for the 218th Legislature are:

  • Senator Thomas Kean, Jr. (R),
  • Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R), and
  • Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R)

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly
New Jersey general election, 2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 35,283 26.4 3.5
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 34,273 25.7 3.8
Democratic Lacey Rzeszowski 32,719 24.5 3.9
Democratic Bruce H. Bergen 31,248 23.4 3.4
Total votes '133,523' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 20,024 29.9 3.0
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 19,783 29.5 2.4
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 13,804 20.6 2.5
Democratic David Barnett 13,378 20.0 2.9
Total votes '66,989' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 38,556 32.9 1.2
Republican Nancy Munoz (INcumbent) 37,314 31.9 0.0
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 21,129 18.1 0.7
Democratic Norman W. Albert 20,045 17.1 0.3
Total votes '117,044' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[13]
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[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 45,515 32.5 3.4
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 45,439 32.4 3.5
Democratic Bruce Bergen 24,848 17.7 1.3
Democratic Norman Albert 24,240 17.3 1.3
Total votes '140,042' '100.0'

References
  1. "Bucco elevated to Assembly conference leader". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. "Nancy Ann Foster and Dr. Eric Munoz Are Wed". The New York Times. January 22, 1984. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. "Deputy Republican Leader Nancy F. Munoz". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. 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."
  5. "Assemblyman Munoz dies". PolitickerNJ. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  6. "Nancy Munoz to run with Bramnick in LD 21". PolitickerNJ. 2009-04-05. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  7. "For LD 21 challengers, Long Hill addresses, Morris disparity, and Munoz pose challenges". PolitickerNJ. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  8. "Nancy Munoz wins seat vacated by husband's death in 21st District special convention". PolitickerNJ. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  9. "Nancy Munoz sworn into office". PolitickerNJ. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  10. "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  12. "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  14. "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Eric Munoz		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 21st District
May 21, 2009 – present
With: Jon Bramnick		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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