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Elizabeth Muniz
Elizabeth Muniz was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 33 of the Utah House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Elizabeth Muniz was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Craig Hall was unopposed in the Republican convention. Hall defeated Muniz in the general election.[1]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
58.8% | 2,788 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Muniz | 41.2% | 1,955 | |
Total Votes | 4,743 |
2012
Muniz ran for election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 33. Muniz defeated incumbent Neal Hendrickson in the June 26 Democratic primary and was defeated by Craig Hall (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
52.8% | 4,234 | |
Democratic | Liz Muniz | 47.2% | 3,782 | |
Total Votes | 8,016 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
![]() |
56.2% | 286 |
Neal B Hendrickson Incumbent | 43.8% | 223 |
Total Votes | 509 |
Campaign themes
2014
Muniz's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "Too many of our children fall through the cracks. Of the minority students that make it to high school, 1 in 2 will drop out. We must make sure that our educators are valued. The turn-over rate in our schools is alarming. We must pay them a living wage and ensure that our children receive some consistency in their education"
Working Families
- Excerpt: "Health communities and strong families require economic stability. Our working families deserve fair wages and our businesses deserve a strong reliable workforce. I will fight for the rights of working women to have equal pay for equal work. I will work for all those that live in Utah."
Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Our families rely on the promise of safe neighborhoods and secure homes. As the wife of a thirty year veteran of public safety, I am committed to working with law enforcement and all public safety officials to see to it that they have the tools necessary to keep our homes and families as safe as possible."
2012
Muniz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
- Excerpt: "I will make economic development my priority. Healthy communities and strong families require economic stability. Our working families deserve fair wages and our businesses deserve a strong reliable workforce."
- Excerpt: "I will fight for the rights of working women to have or access equal pay for equal work."
- Excerpt: "I will work for equal opportunity for all those who live in Utah. It is the right thing to do."
- Excerpt: "I will work with education leaders to bring job training and vocational education on par with university education. I will support Public Education and Higher Education as a matter of Economic Development."
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Elizabeth + Muniz + Utah + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives District 33
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Liz Muniz on Facebook
- Liz Muniz on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Utah State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Utah 2012 candidate filings
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Elections Results Utah - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Utah.Gov, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed July 24, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Elizabeth Muniz's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ "lizmuniz," Official Campaign Website