Cathy Muñoz
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Catherine Nora Engstrom Muñoz (born June 23, 1964) is a Republican
member of the Alaska House of Representatives
, who has since 2008 represented the 4th District. She is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Vice-Chair of the Education Committee, and is a member of the Transportation Committee and the Fisheries Special Committee. She also serves on the Corrections, Law, Transportation & Public Facilities Finance Subcommittees, for the 26th Legislature. Muñoz has also been a small business owner since 1988. Muñoz is unopposed for re-election in 2010. Muñoz, along with Nome
representative Neal Foster, are both third-generation members of the Alaska Legislature
. Her father, grandfather and grandmother all served in either the territorial
or state legislatures.
, and received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of the Pacific (United States).
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
, who has since 2008 represented the 4th District. She is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Vice-Chair of the Education Committee, and is a member of the Transportation Committee and the Fisheries Special Committee. She also serves on the Corrections, Law, Transportation & Public Facilities Finance Subcommittees, for the 26th Legislature. Muñoz has also been a small business owner since 1988. Muñoz is unopposed for re-election in 2010. Muñoz, along with Nome
Nome, Alaska
Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
representative Neal Foster, are both third-generation members of the Alaska Legislature
Alaska Legislature
The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution, consisting of the lower Alaska House of Representatives, with 40 members, and the upper house Alaska Senate, with 20 members...
. Her father, grandfather and grandmother all served in either the territorial
Alaska Territory
The Territory of Alaska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 24, 1912, until January 3, 1959, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Alaska...
or state legislatures.
Personal life
Muñoz has a husband, Juan, and two children, Mercedes and Matthew. she graduated from Juneau-Douglas High SchoolJuneau-Douglas High School
Juneau-Douglas High School is one of two high schools in Juneau, Alaska. It is the primary high school for the Juneau School District. The other high school, Thunder Mountain High School, is smaller, and most of its students are from the Mendenhall Valley...
, and received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of the Pacific (United States).