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Elizabeth Muniz was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 33 of the Utah House of Representatives.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives 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]

Utah House of Representatives District 33, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Hall Incumbent 58.8% 2,788
     Democratic Elizabeth Muniz 41.2% 1,955
Total Votes 4,743

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 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]

Utah House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Hall 52.8% 4,234
     Democratic Liz Muniz 47.2% 3,782
Total Votes 8,016
Utah House of Representatives District 33 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Muniz 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

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