Nancy Muñoz | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 21st district | |
| In office May 21, 2009 – January 13, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Kearney Andrew Macurdy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy Ann Foster (1954-09-08) September 8, 1954 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eric Muñoz (1984–2009) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Summit, New Jersey |
| Education | Skidmore College (BS) Hunter College (MS) |
| Website | Legislative website |
Nancy Ann Foster Muñoz (born September 8, 1954) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2009 to 2026, where she represented the 21st Legislative District. She was appointed minority whip on July 18, 2017, and co-chair of the Republican Conference, alongside John DiMaio, on January 14, 2020.[1] She lost re-election in 2025.[2][3]
Muñoz served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Minority Leader and Republican Budget Officer.[4]
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 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Overlook Medical Center (in her hometown of Summit), and has worked as a risk care manager for Continental Insurance Health Care.[5][6] Muñoz is a resident of Summit.[7] In 1984, she married Eric Muñoz in Freehold Borough,[5] with whom she has five children.
New Jersey Assembly
Muñoz's husband, a New Jersey General Assemblyman, died at the age of 61 from complications from a ruptured aortic aneurysm on March 30, 2009.[8] In April 2009, Nancy Muñoz received the backing of the Union County Republican Party in her efforts to take over her late husband's seat in the legislature.[9] 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.[10] The Republican Party held a special convention in Mountainside on April 27 to determine who would take over the seat; Muñoz won with 174 votes, while Meringolo received 34 votes and Vitureira received 16.[11] 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.[12] Muñoz 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.
Committee assignments
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[4]
- Budget
- Health
District 21
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[13] The representatives from the 21st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session were:[14]
- Senator Jon Bramnick (R)
- Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis (R)
- Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz (R)
Electoral history
New Jersey Assembly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Macurdy | 54,965 | 27.3% | |
| Democratic | Vincent Kearney | 53,881 | 26.7% | |
| Republican | Michele Matsikoudis (incumbent) | 46,385 | 23.0% | |
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) | 46,367 | 23.0% | |
| Total votes | 201,598 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) | 33,146 | 26.1 | |
| Republican | Michele Matsikoudis (incumbent) | 32,607 | 25.7 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth A. Graner | 30,643 | 24.1 | |
| Democratic | Chris Weber | 30,615 | 24.1 | |
| Total votes | 127,011 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) | 43,708 | 26.99% | |
| Republican | Michele Matsikoudis | 42,557 | 26.28% | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth A. Graner | 38,207 | 23.60% | |
| Democratic | Anjali Mehrotra | 37,449 | 23.13% | |
| Total votes | 161,921 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Bramnick (incumbent) | 28,787 | 26.31% | ||
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (incumbent) | 28,079 | 25.66% | ||
| Democratic | Lisa Mandelblatt | 25,452 | 23.26% | ||
| Democratic | Stacey Gunderman | 24,865 | 22.73% | ||
| Conservative | Martin Marks | 1,147 | 1.05% | ||
| Conservative | Harris Pappas | 1,081 | 0.99% | ||
| Total votes | 109,411 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) | 35,283 | 26.4 |  3.5
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| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (Incumbent) | 34,273 | 25.7 | 3.8
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| Democratic | Lacey Rzeszowski | 32,719 | 24.5 |  3.9
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| Democratic | Bruce H. Bergen | 31,248 | 23.4 | 3.4
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| Total votes | 133,523 | 100.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) | 20,024 | 29.9 | 3.0
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| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (Incumbent) | 19,783 | 29.5 | 2.4
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| Democratic | Jill Anne LaZare | 13,804 | 20.6 | 2.5
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| Democratic | David Barnett | 13,378 | 20.0 | 2.9
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| Total votes | 66,989 | 100.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) | 38,556 | 32.9 | 1.2
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| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (Incumbent) | 37,314 | 31.9 |  0.0
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| Democratic | Jill Anne LaZare | 21,129 | 18.1 | 0.7
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| Democratic | Norman W. Albert | 20,045 | 17.1 | 0.3
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| Total votes | 117,044 | 100.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Muñoz (Incumbent) | 45,515 | 32.5 | 3.4
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| Republican | Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) | 45,439 | 32.4 | 3.5
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| Democratic | Bruce Bergen | 24,848 | 17.7 | 1.3
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| Democratic | Norman Albert | 24,240 | 17.3 | 1.3
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| Total votes | 140,042 | 100.0 | |||
References
- ^ "Bucco elevated to Assembly conference leader". Daily Record. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "N.J. State Assembly election results 2025. Live updates.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 5, 2025. Accessed November 7, 2025.
- ^ Blackburn, Zach (November 5, 2025). "Democrats flip GOP-held Assembly seats in LD21". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nancy Ann Foster and Dr. Eric Munoz Are Wed". The New York Times. January 22, 1984. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Deputy Republican Leader Nancy F. Munoz". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ 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."
- ^ "Assemblyman Munoz dies". PolitickerNJ. March 30, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Munoz to run with Bramnick in LD 21". PolitickerNJ. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "For LD 21 challengers, Long Hill addresses, Morris disparity, and Munoz pose challenges". PolitickerNJ. April 9, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Munoz wins seat vacated by husband's death in 21st District special convention". PolitickerNJ. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Munoz sworn into office". PolitickerNJ. May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ^ Legislative Roster for District 21, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
External links
- Assemblywoman Munoz's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
