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Summary

Senator Edward 'Ed' B. Murray

Full Name: Edward 'Ed' B. Murray
Office: State Senate (WA) - District 43, Democratic
First Elected: 2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Partner: Michael
Birth Date: 05/02/1955
Birth Place: Aberdeen, WA
Home City: Seattle, WA

Recent Key Votes

SB 5940 - Amends Public School Employees Retirement Benefits
Legislation (Nay)

April 11, 2012 - Requires the following conditions to be met when school districts offer employer contributions for optional benefit plans (Sec. 2): Employees are paying a ...

SB 6562 - Expanding State University Tuition Authority
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 15, 2010 - -Limits the average annual compounded rate of change of undergraduate and graduate full-time tuition fees to 9 percent based on the preceding 15 years, or ...

HB 2344 - Allowing Tuition Increases
Legislation (Yea)

April 25, 2009 - -Removes the statutory cap for regional four-year colleges and research universities in Washington for the 2009-11 biennium (Sec. 1). -Requires institutions of higher education to ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Equality for All of Washington's Families

Like so many of his generation, Ed Murray was drawn to public service by President Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy. His commitment to social justice ...

Issue Position: Creating Jobs and Protecting our Environment

Protecting and enhancing our natural environment is a health issue, a family issue, an economic issue, and a moral issue. Ed Murray is committed to ...

Issue Position: A New Direction for Transportation Policy

It's the Puget Sound region's nervous system. It either drives economic growth, or hinders it. It either gets us to work and our kids to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($14,643.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Edward Murray refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
edward.murray@leg.wa.gov

Capitol Webmail
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=43

Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/senators/pages/murray.aspx

District Website
http://www.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/senators/murray

Capitol
316 Legislative Building
Post Office Box 40443
Olympia, WA 98504-0443
Phone: 360-786-7628

District
3302 Fuhrman Avenue East, #103
Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-729-3200
Fax: 206-729-3201

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