Lesly Muñoz
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Lesly Muñoz is an
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Democratic politician currently serving in the
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. She represents the 22nd district, which is entirely within Marion County and consists of Hayesville, Gervais, and Woodburn as well as parts of Keizer and Salem. She defeated incumbent Republican
Tracy Cramer Tracy Cramer is an Oregon Republican politician. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 22 from 2023 to 2025, representing parts of Marion county, including the cities of Woodburn, Gervais, Brooks, and Salem. Early ...
by just 161 votes in the 2024 election, with the race not being decided until November 26. While Cramer was up in the initial count on
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, vote counts 10 days after put Muñoz ahead by just one vote, with her lead growing from there. Muñoz's victory allowed Democrats to reclaim the three-fifths supermajority in both the Oregon House and
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which they had lost in 2022.


Biography

Muñoz works as a consultant with the
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. She has four children and lives in Woodburn with her family.


Electoral history


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Campaign website

Legislative website


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