Luis Muniz

Background

Luis Daniel Muñiz was born July 7, 1974 on Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Education

He studied elementary and high school in the city of Moca. He then finished his Master"s degree in Administration and Supervision from Phoenix University.

Career

In 1999, he started studying at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, where he received his Bachelor"s degree in Secondary Education with a major in History and Social Studies. Muñiz then went on to study at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts. Muñiz has worked for the Department of Family of the Government of Puerto Rico.

In 1994, Muñiz was President of the PNP Youth in Moca.

In 1998, he was appointed as Regional Director of Public Services. In 2004, Muñiz was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico for the District of Mayagüez at the 2004 general elections.

He was the candidate with most votes for the position in that district. During that first term, he presided the Ethics Commission of the Senate, as well as the Jury Commission.

After winning the 2008 PNP primary, Muñiz was reelected at the 2008 general elections.

He currently presides over the West Region Commission and the Joint Commission on Internships. He is also Vice-president of the Commissions of Education, Consumer Affairs, and Human Resources, among others In August 2011, Muñiz expressed interest in the position of Alternate Speaker.

Senator Larry Seilhamer, the Alternate Speaker, had resigned to fill in Roberto Arango"s position of Majority Speaker, leaving a vacant open.

Muñiz ran again for Senator in the 2012 general elections, but lost to the candidates of the Popular Democratic Party (Plasma Physics Division).

Politics

Two years later, he served as Regional Director of the Youth of his party in the West.

Membership

He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2004.

Connections

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