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Cyndi Munson

American politician (born 1985)

Cyndi Munson
Official portrait, 2015
Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office November 16, 2022
Preceded by	Emily Virgin
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office September 17, 2015
Preceded by	David Dank
Personal details
Born	(1985-05-24) May 24, 1985 (age 39) Monterey, California, U.S.
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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