Eric Munoz was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from May 2001, where he represented the 21st legislative district, until his death on March 30,2009.
13 Facts About Eric Munoz
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Eric Munoz was born on October 14,1947, in the Bronx, New York.
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Eric Munoz's father, William Munoz, was a manager of a Freehold Borough waste water treatment plant and a general store in Colts Neck Township.
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Eric Munoz grew up in Colts Neck first attending Atlantic Elementary School there and the Peddie School in Hightstown.
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Eric Munoz did his general surgery training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and was awarded his Master of Business Administration in Finance degree from Columbia University.
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Eric Munoz was a practicing trauma surgeon and administrator at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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Eric Munoz served on the National Institutes of Health Committee since 2002.
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Eric Munoz was a former Republican Municipal Chairman in Summit.
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Eric Munoz was elected to an unexpired term as Assemblyman in the old 21st Legislative District in 2001 to succeed Kevin J O'Toole who became a State Senator.
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Eric Munoz was elected in 2001, and reelected in 2003,2005 and 2007, to represent the new 21st District consisting of municipalities in Union, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties.
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Eric Munoz served in the Assembly on the Health and Senior Services Committee and the Human Services Committee.
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Eric Munoz died from complications from a ruptured aortic aneurysm following heart surgery on March 30,2009, at the age of 61.
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Nancy Eric Munoz filled the seat for the remainder of the term in January 2010 and has been elected in her own right since then.