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Ed Murray

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Ed Murray
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Washington State Senate District 43
Incumbent
In office
2007-Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position 6
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
Minority Leader, Washington State Senate
2013-present
Compensation
Base salary$42,106/year
Per diem$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 2, 2010
First elected2006
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Washington State House of Representatives
1995-2007
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Portland
Personal
BirthdayMay 2, 1955
Place of birthAberdeen, WA
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Ed Murray (b. May 2, 1955) is a Democratic Washington state senator, representing District 43. He was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

Beginning in 2013, Murray serves as Minority Leader, making him the highest ranking gay elected official in the state; he previously served as Majority Caucus Chair.

Murray served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1995 to 2006.[1]

Biography

Murray earned his BA in Sociology from the University of Portland. He has worked as a legislative assistant for Seattle City Council Member Martha Choe.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Murray served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
Rules
Ways & Means

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Murray served on the following committees:

Elections

2013

Murray announced on December 5, 2012 that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for Seattle mayor in 2013. He did not fully declare his candidacy for the race because he cannot raise money or seek endorsements while the Legislature is in session.[2]

2010

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2010

Ed Murray was re-elected to the Washington State Senate District 43 seat. He ran unopposed in both the primary and the November 2, 2010 general election.[3][4]

Washington State Senate, District 43 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Ed Murray (D) 42,365 100%
Washington State Senate, District 43 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Ed Murray (D) 21,993 100%

2006

In November 2006, Murray was re-elected for the 43rd District of the Washington State Senate receiving 42,296 votes.

Murray raised $219,643 for his campaign.[5]

Washington State Senate, District 43 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Ed Murray (D) 42,296
Loren Nelson (R) 4,876

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Murray received $162,706 in campaign donations. The top contributors to the campaign are listed below.[6]

2006

In 2006, Murray collected $219,643 in donations.

Listed below are the top four contributors to his campaign. [7]

Donor Amount
Washington Federation of State Employees $1,400
Washington State Patrol Troopers Association $1,400
Washington Health Care Association $1,400
Thomas Bailiff $1,400

Scorecards

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed tax and fee increases. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator. [8]

2012

Murray proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $99.7 million, the 23rd highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.[9]

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