Ramsey Muniz
| Ramiro "Ramsey" Muñiz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 13, 1942 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA |
| Residence | United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Nationality | Hispanic-American |
| Alma mater |
Baylor University Baylor University Law School |
| Occupation | Disbarred Attorney |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Raza Unida Party (1972) |
| Spouse(s) | Irma L. Muñiz |
| Website | http://www.freeramsey.com/evidence.html |
Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (born December 13, 1942), is an incarcerated Hispanic political activist who ran for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, each time as the nominee of the Raza Unida Party. He lost both elections to the Democrat Dolph Briscoe, a wealthy banker and landowner from Uvalde, Texas. He is the first Hispanic whose name appeared on a Texas gubernatorial general election ballot.
Muñiz was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, one of five children of Rudy G. Muniz and the former Hilda Longoria. To help his struggling family, he took many jobs while he was a boy. He writes:
During the summer my mother would be up by 3 a.m. preparing breakfast and lunch for us, as we would depart from the house at 5:00 and arrive at the cotton field by 6 a.m. She would pick cotton with us. I can still see her face sweating and pulling the 12-foot cotton sack. When it was time to eat lunch, we would all gather under the cotton trailer as she would distribute the food she had prepared. Thereafter, we had half an hour to rest or nap because by 1:00 PM we hit the field once more until 4:30. Even as I share these historical memories, I can envision her face, which is full of love, pride, strength, faith, and a 'never give up' attitude like no one else in this world. By the time I was fourteen years old, Bobby and I could pick 1,000 pounds a day. I would not even take the time to eat. I wanted my mother to be proud of me. That's how much love I have for my mother."
Even in junior high school, Muñiz worked to procure equal representation for minorities on the student council at Miller High School in Corpus Christi. A football player, he once organized a protest by the athletic team on behalf of the first African American seeking to join the cheerleading squad.
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