Lesly Muñoz is an
American
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Democratic politician currently serving in the
Oregon House of Representatives
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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
Election Day
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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
Senate
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which they had lost in 2022.
Biography
Muñoz works as a consultant with the
Oregon Education Association
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. She has four children and lives in
Woodburn with her family.
Electoral history
External links
Campaign websiteLegislative website
References
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