Eric Munoz | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 21st District | |
In office May 10, 2001 – March 30, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Kevin J. O'Toole |
Succeeded by | Nancy Munoz |
Personal details | |
Born |
The Bronx, New York |
October 14, 1947
Died | March 30, 2009 Newark, New Jersey |
(aged 61)
Cause of death | Aortic aneurysm |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | ? (divorced) Nancy Ann Foster (1984-2009) (his death) |
Children | five |
Residence | Summit, New Jersey |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Eric Munoz, M.D., MBA, FACS (October 14, 1947 – March 30, 2009) 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. Munoz had served as the Deputy Conference Leader since 2006.
Munoz was born on October 14, 1947 in the Bronx, New York. His father, William Munoz, was a manager of a Freehold Borough waste water treatment plant and a general store in Colts Neck Township. He grew up in Colts Neck first attending Atlantic Elementary School there and the Peddie School in Hightstown.
Munoz graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia in Pre-Med and received an M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He did his general surgery training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and was also awarded his Master of Business Administration in Finance degree from Columbia University.