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

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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

External links

Campaign website

Legislative website

References

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