Governor of Oklahoma
Cyndi Munson
Oklahoma State Representative, District 85 (since 2015); House Minority Leader (2022–2026)D
- Race
- Governor of Oklahoma
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Mike Mazzei (R); Robert E. Brooks Sr. (IND); Orlando Lynn Bush (IND); Jerry Griffin (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
Cyndi Munson is the Democratic nominee for governor. She has represented Oklahoma House District 85 since 2015, served as House Minority Leader from 2022, and was the first Asian American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature. She is running on more funding for public schools, repealing the parental choice tax credit, a state question to overturn the abortion ban and a moratorium on new data centers.[1][2]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Mike Mazzei R | challenger |
| Cyndi Munson D | challenger |
| Robert E. Brooks Sr. IND | challenger |
| Orlando Lynn Bush IND | challenger |
| Jerry Griffin IND | challenger |
Oklahoma's lieutenant governor is elected separately.
Said vs. did
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Supports a state question to overturn Oklahoma's abortion ban and write abortion access into the state constitution.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says she has authored legislation to raise the minimum wage and would make raising it a top priority as governor.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Would repeal the state's Parental Choice Tax program, which she says diverts nearly $300 million of public money to private schools.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Opposes further across-the-board income tax cuts that she says benefit high earners, but proposes expanding existing tax credits for lower- and middle-income earners rather than raising taxes.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Cyndi Munson is the Democratic nominee for governor. She has represented Oklahoma House District 85 since 2015, served as House Minority Leader from 2022, and was the first Asian American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature. She is running on more funding for public schools, repealing the parental choice tax credit, a state question to overturn the abortion ban and a moratorium on new data centers.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Munson was born in Monterey, California, and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma.[1] She was the first in her family to earn a college degree, receiving a B.A. in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma through the Oklahoma's Promise tuition program and later a master's degree in leadership education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[1]
Before entering politics she worked in the nonprofit sector, including at the OK Messages Project and Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma.[1] She lost her first House race, in 2014, to the incumbent, then won a 2015 special election for House District 85 with more than 54% of the vote.[1] In 2019 she was selected for the oversight committee of the Legislative Office for Fiscal Transparency.[1]
Munson succeeded Emily Virgin as House Minority Leader in 2022 and left the House as Minority Leader after the 2026 legislative session, not seeking re-election to her seat.[1][2][5] She announced her campaign for governor in April 2025 as the first Democrat in the race and won the June 16, 2026 Democratic primary with about 74.9% of the vote.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- vote2026-05-07 · Voted no on SJR 50, a proposed constitutional amendment on Medicaid funding; it passed the House 69–18.[6]
- vote2026-04-30 · Voted no on SB 1546, an Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act bill; it passed the House 55–27.[7]
- vote2026-05-04 · Voted no on SB 237, which created an ad valorem tax exemption for manufacturing facilities including battery energy storage systems; it passed the House 74–16.[8]
- vote2026-05-04 · Voted no on SB 1618, a pretrial-release bill requiring courts to conduct certain risk assessments; it passed the House 62–23.[9]
- vote2026-03-24 · Voted yes on HB 4408, which required data on savings and averted costs from the Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act (State Question 780); it passed the House 67–30.[10]
In their own words
Priorities
- Raising the minimum wage for all Oklahomans and pay raises for state employees.[4]
- Fully funding public schools, teacher pay raises, expanding Oklahoma's Promise and free school meals, and repealing the state's Parental Choice Tax program.[3][4]
- Targeted tax relief for lower- and middle-income families rather than further income tax cuts, and a first-day moratorium on new data center construction.[3][4]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Cyndi Munson · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Mike Mazzei vs. Cyndi Munson: Where Oklahoma governor candidates stand on key issues · News 9 · 2026-10-06 News report
- 3.Mike Mazzei vs. Cyndi Munson: Where Oklahoma governor candidates stand on key issues · News 9 · 2026-10-06 News report
- 4.Cyndi's Priorities · Cyndi Munson for Oklahoma · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 5.Cyndi Munson - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 6.House votes on SJR 50 · Oklahoma Legislature · 2026-05-07 Official record
- 7.House votes on SB 1546 · Oklahoma Legislature · 2026-04-30 Official record
- 8.House votes on SB 237 · Oklahoma Legislature · 2026-05-04 Official record
- 9.House votes on SB 1618 · Oklahoma Legislature · 2026-05-04 Official record
- 10.House votes on HB 4408 · Oklahoma Legislature · 2026-03-24 Official record