Cyndi Munson | |
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Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
Assumed office November 16, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Emily Virgin |
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. [1] She won a special election to replace David Dank with over 54% of the vote.
Munson was born in Monterey,California and raised in Lawton,Oklahoma. [2] 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. [3]
Prior to entering politics,Munson has worked as a non-profit executive. [4] Munson first ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014,but lost to the incumbent. [5] 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. [4] In 2022,Munson succeeded Emily Virgin as minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [6] She was the first Asian American nominee for Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. [7]
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