Rich Murray

Rich Murray
Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A
Former Member
In office
2011 - 2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Mankato State University
Master's	University of Saint Thomas
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Personal
Birthday	July 21, 1957
Profession	Investment Advisor/Small Business Owner
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Rich Murray (b. July 21, 1957) is a formerRepublican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 27A from 2011 to 2013.

Murray is a business owner and investment advisor.

Murray graduated from Minnesota State University- Mankato with his Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He received his M.B.A from the University of St. Thomas.

Issues

Campaign themes

Murray's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Government Reform

• Excerpt:"You work hard for your money and we need to be prudent about how we invest and spend that money and use those funds on programs that strengthen families, support our seniors, educate our children and prepare our kids for a strong future."

Jobs and Economic Development

• Excerpt:"Government can’t create jobs, but government can create an environment for businesses to create jobs."

5 Star Education

• Excerpt:"I pledge to help prepare our children (and grandchildren) to compete in today’s global economy by providing a challenging core curriculum, with an emphasis on early childhood education."

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Government Operations and Elections, Vice Chair
• Jobs and Economic Development
• State Government Finance
• Transportation

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Murray ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by Shannon Savick (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 27A, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shannon Savick	47.7%	9,743
	Republican	Rich Murray Incumbent	44.5%	9,090
	Independence	William Wagner	7.7%	1,574
Total Votes				20,407

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Murray won election to the District 27A Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated incumbent Robin Brown (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 27A (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Robin Brown (DFL)		7,452	49.77%
Rich Murray (R)		7,509	50.15%
Write-In		13	0.09%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Murray raised $32,532 in contributions.

His five largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$3,464
1St Congressional District RPM	$2,600
Murray, Rich	$1,053
Dorman Dan House Dist 27A Cmte	$1,000
Freeborn County RPM	$1,000

Personal

Murray and his wife Sandy have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices {{succession box | before = Robin Brown (DFL) | title = Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A | years = 2011–2013 | after = [[Shannon Savick] (DFL)}}