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| Location: | Las Vegas, Nev. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •University of Nevada Las Vegas | ||
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Charles Munoz, a Republican ground operative, was the Nevada state director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[1]
Career
Americans for Prosperity
In 2010, while still a student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Munoz helped to found the Nevada chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a nonprofit organization that focuses on promoting limited government policies.[2] He initially worked as a Nevada field coordinator for the organization. In January 2011, Munoz spoke with the student newspaper at UNLV about his views on higher education funding, saying, "If you want a good college, you should have to pay for it."[3]
During 2011, he was the Southern Nevada field coordinator for the organization, and he worked to host AFP-sponsored summits on a number of topics, including techniques for addressing higher education in the state.[4] In the 2012 election cycle, Munoz worked in get-out-the-vote efforts throughout Nevada to support turnout for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.[5]
Munoz eventually became the deputy state director for AFP in Nevada.[2]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Republican Caucuses
Munoz began working with Trump during the primary election season, serving as Trump's state director during the Nevada Republican Caucuses. A week before the caucuses, The Guardian reported that Trump "appears to be lagging behind his better organized competitors in reaching out to Nevada’s hard-to-corral caucus-goers."[6] In December 2015, Munoz told The Hill that he was unconcerned about the caucus process, saying, "I would say this isn’t rocket science, just working really hard and having a passion for it. ... And so I just dug in, studied every single aspect of it, studied all the rules, all the, you know, the history of it, and just figured it out."[7] Trump won the caucuses, taking all but two of Nevada's 17 counties, including heavy-populated Clark County where approximately three-quarters of the state's population resides.[8]
Arizona primary
Munoz also served as Trump's state director during the Arizona primary election.[9] Trump won the Arizona Republican primary with roughly 47 percent of the vote, carrying 14 of Arizona's 15 counties, narrowly losing Graham County in the southeastern part of the state to Cruz 40.2 to 40.1 percent. During the state convention for the Republican Party of Arizona, former rival Ted Cruz picked up nearly all of the at-large delegates for the Republican National Convention. Phoenix-area blog Sonoran Alliance released a video of Trump Arizona chair Jeff DeWit berating Munoz and another staffer for failing to vet their slate of delegates.[10]
General election
On July 18, 2016, Munoz was announced as the general election state director for Trump's campaign in Nevada.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Donald J. Trump for President, "Donald J. Trump For President Announces Expansion Of National Political Team," July 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Southern Hills Republican Women, "Newsletter," July 2014
- ↑ UNLV Rebel Yell, "Demonstrations display diverse views on state funding," January 31, 2011
- ↑ Clark County Education Association, Nevada, "Higher Education Conversation," March 22, 2011
- ↑ Ventura County Tea Party, "Walk for Romney, to Run Away From Obama," September 24, 2012
- ↑ The Guardian, "Nevada Republicans raise questions about Trump's ground game in state," February 16, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Trump gambles on changing the electorate in key early state," December 22, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Nevada," February 24, 2016
- ↑ Donald J. Trump for President, "Donald J. Trump Endorsed By State Treasurer Of Arizona," January 20, 2016
- ↑ Sonoran Alliance, "INEPTITUDE, NOT FRAUD: Behind The Scenes Video Surfaces Of DeWit Screaming At Staffers For TrumpTrain’s Failure," May 1, 2016
