Cyndi Munson | |
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Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
Assumed office November 16,2022 | |
Preceded by | Emily Virgin |
Minority Caucus Chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
In office January 3,2017 –November 16,2022 | |
Preceded by | Emily Virgin |
Succeeded by | Trish Ranson |
Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 85th district | |
Assumed office September 17,2015 | |
Preceded by | David Dank |
Personal details | |
Born | Monterey,California,U.S. | May 24,1985
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Central Oklahoma (BA) University of Nebraska,Lincoln (MS) |
Cyndi Munson (born May 24,1985) is an American politician from Oklahoma. She is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,representing the 85th district since 2015 and serving as the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House since 2022. Munson won a special election to replace David Dank,securing over 54% of the vote. Before Munson's tenure,the district was held by Republicans,but the district's urban nature,including parts of Oklahoma City,tends to lean more Democratic compared to rural parts of the state.
Munson was born in Monterey,California and raised in Lawton,Oklahoma. [1] Munson's father was a member of the military. Munson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma and Master of Science in leadership education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. As an undergraduate,Munson participated in a program in non-profit and voluntary services at Georgetown University. [2]
Prior to entering politics,Munson has worked as a non-profit executive. [3] Munson first ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014,but lost to the incumbent. [4] Munson was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2015,the first Asian-American to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature. In 2019,Munson was selected to serve on the Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office for Fiscal Transparency. [3] In 2022,Munson succeeded Emily Virgin as minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [5] She was the first Asian American nominee for Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [6]
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