Lesly Muñoz

Before entering the legislature, Muñoz was a labor organizer, working as a consultant with the Oregon Education Association.^[1][2]

Muñoz defeated incumbent Republican representative Tracy Cramer by just 161 votes in the 2024 election, with the race not being decided until November 26.^[2] While Cramer was up in the initial count on Election Day, vote counts 10 days after put Muñoz ahead by just one vote, with her lead growing from there.^[3] Muñoz's victory allowed Democrats to reclaim the three-fifths supermajority in both the Oregon House and Senate which they had lost in 2022.^[4]

Muñoz attended and spoke at the 2025 May Day protests in Oregon, speaking to attendees about the importance of immigrants in American society.^[5] Muñoz opposes allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct operations at schools. In 2026, Muñoz rebuked her fellow legislative Democrats in the state for being too "soft" on the issue after they passed a bill requiring schools to notify parents if ICE agents enter the school. Muñoz pointed to the increased restrictions obtained by the teachers' union in her local school district as a stronger example.^[6]

The daughter of Mexican immigrants,^[5] Muñoz has four children and lives in Woodburn with her family.^[1] Her sister, Myrna Muñoz, is an education consultant and is running for a seat in the Oregon State Senate in the 2026 election.^[7]