Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, a Chicana activist, was a third-party candidate for Vice President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1992, representing the New Alliance Party (NAP) as the running mate of Lenora Fulani. Muñoz also introduced her brother Fernando to the NAP, according to Fulani.
Muñoz had been the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Governor of California in the 1986 (51,995 votes 0.7%) and 1990 gubernatorial elections (88,707 Votes 1.3%). Fulani had previously tried to gain that party's nomination for President in 1988. In 1988 Muñoz ran for the US Senate in California on the Peace and Freedom Party ballot line, finishing third, with 166,600 votes for 1.71% of the total vote.[1]
References
- Fulani, Lenora B (1992). The Making of a Fringe Candidate ISBN 0-9628621-3-4
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| Preceded by Elizabeth Martínez |
Peace and Freedom Party Californian Gubernatorial candidate 1986 (lost), 1990 (lost) |
Succeeded by Gloria La Riva |
| Preceded by Joyce Dattner, Harold Moore |
New Alliance Party Vice Presidential candidate 1992 (lost) |
Succeeded by — |
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