RIE
MUNOZ VISITS MEXICO
Rie
Muñoz, went to Puerto Vallarta with
good friend Ruth Pederson in October for a
couple of weeks. They did little of nothing,
came back with no pictures, no paintings,
no souvenirs. Rie did return looking great,
however. Yes, Munoz was tanned, rested, and
ready.
Ready
for what, you may ask? Rie came back on
November 3; a day before the election. This
election was of interest to millions, but
for the Munoz family (And others) this was
a very important election for a more personal
reason. Rie's daughter-in-law, Cath Munoz,
was running for the Sata House of Representatives
against an incumbent.
ELECTION
RESULTS - VICTORY!
Cathy and her mother Sally Engstrom
photo by Brian
Wallace
Late
Tuesday night, Republican challenger Cathy
Munoz pulled ahead of Democratic incumbent
Andrea Doll. “I’m honored to be
given the opportunity to represent my hometown,”
Munoz said just after the election. Rie had
just returned from Mexico the day before and
was waving signs on Election Day.
She
was with us as the early voting numbers came
in and it didn’t look good. Cathy was
behind the incumbent 45% to 55%. We had to
look at those numbers for more than an hour.
Then the first of six precincts reported in
and the lead narrowed to 51 %. After another
hour of staring at those numbers I had to
go to the bathroom. I came out a minute later
and Cathy had won with 54% of the vote! She
is the only 3rd generation Alaskan legislator,
both of her grandparents and her father served
in the Alaska Legislature. Thank you to all
that helped with our campaign and were rooting
for my wife.
.
DOLLY
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