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Rich Murray
Rich Murray (b. July 21, 1957) is a former Republican 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.
Campaign themes
Murray's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
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
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.[2][3]
| 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
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 finance summary
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Scorecards
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[4]
2012
Murray received a score of 43% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 56th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[5]
2011
Murray received a score of 69% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 69th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [6]
Personal
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Murray and his wife Sandy have four children.
External links
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ "murrayforhouse," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robin Brown (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Shannon Savick (DFL) |
