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Therese Murray
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Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Barnstable
Incumbent
In office
1993 - present
Term ends
January 7, 2015
Years in position 20
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
Senate President, Massachusetts State Senate
2007 - present
Compensation
Base salary$61,133/year
Per diem$10-$100/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1992
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
Place of birthBoston, Massachusetts
ProfessionConsultant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Therese Murray is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the Plymouth and Barnstable district. She was first elected to the chamber in 1992, and has served as President of the Senate since 2007.

Murray has served on the Plymouth Democratic Town Committee and Democratic State Committee.

Biography

Murray attended Northeastern University, El Camino College, and Midwest Academy before earning her Management Program Certificate from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Her professional experience includes working as a consultant.[1]

Issues

Common Cause award

Common Cause of Massachusetts awarded Murray a Legislative Achievement Award in June 2010 for her work on a 2009 law governing ethics, lobbying and campaign finance. The law Murray sponsored bans all gifts to public officials, imposes a civil violation for gifts up to $1,000 and makes it a felony, both for the gift-giver and the gift-receiving state politicians, to receive a gift of anything with a value greater than $1,000. The felony charge comes with a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.[2]

Murray said of the award, "I am honored to receive this award for the work we did reforming our ethics laws. This legislation sent the message that we are serious about ethics reform, and that violations of ethics and campaign finance laws come with steep consequences. It was a significant bill that made our ethics laws among the strongest in the nation."[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2013

Election history

2012

Murray won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District. Murray defeated Stephen Michael Palmer in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated Thomas Francis Keyes (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Barnstable District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgTherese Murray Incumbent 58.2% 49,723
     Republican Thomas Francis Keyes 41.8% 35,776
Total Votes 85,499

2010

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2010

Murray won re-election to the Plymouth and Barnstable District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Thomas Francis Keyes ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Massachusetts State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable District
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Therese Murray (D) 38,852
Thomas Francis Keyes (R) 35,242
All Others 35
Blanks 2,335

2008

On November 4, 2008, Murray won re-election for the Senate election for the Plymouth and Barnstable district. [4] In this election she raised $745,874-; of that total $698,278 (93.6%) was from in state contributions and $47,268 (6.3%) was from out of state contributions.[5]

Massachusetts State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Therese Murray (D) 68,908
All Others 801
Blanks 26,255

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Therese Murray reported $310,235.80 in campaign contributions from 1,788 individual contributions. Murray was the top State recipient of lobbyist campaign money, with casino and Indian gaming lobbyist money leading that list with a combined $10,199 in donations.[6]

Donor Amount
Gaming industry lobbyists $9,699
Labor unions $7,600

2009

According to campaign finance reports, casino lobbying interests were among the largest special interest group donating to Murray in 2009.[7]

2008

In 2008, Therese Murray collected $745,874 in donations. [8] In 2008 Murray was the top Massachusetts state legislative official recipient of lobbyist donations. [9]

Her four largest individual contributors in 2008 were:

Donor Amount
Sheet Metal Workers $2,750
National Government Empoyees $2,250
Government Employees Local R1-282 $1,250
Government Emplyees Local R-1 207 $1,250

Personal

Therese Murray was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Murray has been involved with a number of organizations, including the Cape and Islands Democratic Council, Cranberry Station, Board of Directors, CURA, Democratic Leadership Council, Massachusetts Democratic Leadership Council, Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Plymouth County Democratic League, Plymouth Democratic County League, Plymouth League of Women Voters, VNA Plymouth, Women's Business Network, and the Women's Transportation Seminars, Boston.

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References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Senator Murray
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pembroke Express, "Murray recognized for championing ‘good government’ legislation", June 14, 2010
  3. ↑ AP "Massachusetts - Summary Vote Results," Accessed September 6, 2012
  4. ↑ Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election November 4, 2008
  5. ↑ Follow the Money 2008
  6. ↑ 2010 banner year for Mass gaming lobbyists and their pols, WampaLeaks, June 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ Gambling lobby spends big in Massachusetts Eagle Tribune, March 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ 2008 contributors to Therese Murray
  9. ↑ Therese Murray Leads in Lobbyist Largess, Patriot Ledger, January 2, 2009.
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Senate President: Therese Murray (D) • Majority Leader: Frederick Berry (D) • Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)
   
  1. Brian Joyce (D)
  2. John Keenan (D)
  3. Michael Rush (D)
  4. Therese Murray (D)
  5. Marc Pacheco (D)
  6. Thomas Kennedy (D)
  7. Robert Hedlund (R)
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