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Thomas Murt's Biography

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Full Name:

Thomas 'Tom' Paul Murt

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Maria; 3 Children: Katherine, Daniel, Patrick

Birth Place:

Hatboro, PA

Home City:

Upper Moreland, PA

BS, Economics, Pennsylvania State University

Certified, Pennsylvania Instructional I Teaching, Gwynedd Mercy University

MA, Education, LaSalle University

EdD, Educational Administration, Temple University, 2018

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 152, 2006-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 152, 2018

Commissioner, Ward Three, Upper Moreland Township, 1993-2003

Former Chair, Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Children and Youth Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor and Industry Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Mental Health Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Part-time Professor, Business Department, Pennsylvania State University, present

Former Assistant Director, Counseling and Advising Center, Pennsylvania State University Abington

Staff Sergeant, United States Army Reserve, 1990-2008

Director, Upper Moreland School District Board, 1989-1993

Co-Founder/Member, Upper Moreland Historical Association Board, 1996-present

Member, Board of Directors, Upper Moreland Education Foundation, present

Founder, Brooks Street Park, Willow Grove, present

Coach, Saint David's Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), present

Coach, Upper Moreland Little League, present

Volunteer, Upper Moreland Soccer Club, present

Coach, Upper Moreland Soccer Club, present

Founder, Ward Three Kids Day, present

Volunteer, Hatboro Area Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Former Leader, Historical Trail Project

Former Leader, Holiday Helping Hands and Santa Claus Programs

Religious Education Instructor, Saint David Parish, Willow Grove

Former Coach, Saint John Bosco Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

Former Participant, Santa Visitation for Children with Special Needs Program

Former Organizer, Tropical Storm Allison Clean-Up Volunteers

Former Chair, Upper Moreland Township Parks and Recreation Committee

Former Chair, Upper Moreland Township Public Health and Safety Committee

Former Army Reservist, Willow Grove Joint Reserve Base, United States Army

Member, Upper Moreland Township Local Tax Review Board, 1998-2003

Member, Board of Trustees, Upper Moreland Free Public Library, 1994-1996

Member, Upper Moreland Republican Committee, 1989-1996

Representative, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology, 1992-1993

Awards:

2010 Upper Moreland Man of the Year
Army Commendation Medal, United States Army
Nominee Humanitarian Service Medal, United States Army
Rose R. Rosa Advocacy Award, Association for Retarded Citizens of Montgomery, Bucks and Berks Counties
Child Care Consortium Early Childhood Education Champion Award, Montgomery County
Martin Luther King Award, Upper Moreland Middle School
Giraffe Award, Upper Moreland Intermediate School
Merit Badge Counselor for Citizenship in the Community, Nation, and World, Boy Scouts of America

Publications:

"Voice from Iraq," Montgomery Newspapers

Spouse's Occupation:

Nursing Instructor at Temple University.

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