- Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
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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 U.S. Senate in California on the Peace & 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 0962862134
Party political offices Preceded by
Elizabeth MartínezPeace and Freedom Party Californian Gubernatorial candidate
1986 (lost), 1990 (lost)Succeeded by
Gloria La RivaPreceded by
Joyce Dattner, Harold MooreNew Alliance Party Vice Presidential candidate
1992 (lost)Succeeded by
—United States presidential election, 1992 Democratic Party
Convention · PrimariesNominee: Bill Clinton (campaign)
Candidates: Larry Agran · Jerry Brown · Tom Harkin · Bob Kerrey · Lyndon LaRouche · Tom Laughlin · Eugene McCarthy · Paul Tsongas · Douglas Wilder · Charles Woods
VP Nominee: Al GoreRepublican Party
Convention · PrimariesNominee: George H.W. Bush
Candidates: Pat Buchanan · David Duke · Jack Fellure · Isabell Masters · Pat Paulsen · Tennie Rogers · Harold Stassen
VP Nominee: Dan QuayleIndependent Other independent and third party candidates Libertarian Party Natural Law Party New Alliance Party Nominee: Lenora Fulani
VP Nominee: Maria Elizabeth MuñozProhibition Party Nominee: Earl DodgeSocialist Party USA Socialist Workers Party Nominee: James Warren
VP Nominee: Willie Mae ReidU.S. Taxpayers Party Nominee: Howard Phillips
VP Nominee: Albion Knight, Jr.Workers World Party Nominee: Gloria La Riva
VP Nominee: Larry HolmesIndependents and other candidates Categories:- Living people
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- New Alliance Party (United States) politicians
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1992
- Women in California politics
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
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