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Tim Murray
June 7, 1968
71st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2007
Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
2002 - 2007
Preceded by Kerry Healey
Succeeded by TBD
Political party Democratic
Profession Teacher, Attorney
Website Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

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Timothy P. "Tim" Murray (born June 7, 1968) is the current Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, U.S. Prior to his service as Lieutenant Governor, Murray served as Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts. As of November 2010, he has been elected to another lt. gubernatorial term.

Early life and education

Murray was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father taught high school and his mother worked as a nurse. He attended Worcester public elementary schools, and later went to St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury.[1]

Murray earned his bachelor’s degree at Fordham University. While at Fordham, Murray served as an aide to Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer. He put himself through law school attending classes at night while working days as a substitute school teacher, earning his law degree from the Western New England College School of Law.[2]

While applying to become a lawyer, Murray failed the Massachusetts bar exam twice, before passing in July 1995.[3]

Political career

In 1997 Murray was elected to serve on the Worcester City Council, a position he held up until 2001 when he was elected Mayor (in Worcester the mayor has no more authority than other city councilors, but is the ceremonial head of the city and chair of the city council).[4] In 2006 Murray ran for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, defeating his two opponents, Deborah Goldberg and Andrea Silbert on September 19, 2006, with 43% of the vote. He ran with the Democratic nominee for Governor, Deval Patrick, as a ticket in the 2006 elections, beating out the Republican ticket of Kerry Healey and Reed Hillman.

Murray has also served on the boards of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester Community Action Council, the Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students and Preservation Worcester.

Elections

2010

On April 2, 2010, Governor Patrick and Lt. Governor Murray confirmed they would run for re-election. On June 5, 2010, they were endorsed by Democrats at the Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention. Both faced no other Democratic challengers. Other Gubernatorial candidates in the 2010 election include Republican Charlie Baker, Independent Tim Cahill, and Green/Rainbow Jill Stein. [5] Murray faced Richard Tisei (R) and Rick Purcell (G) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

See also: Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 and Lieutenant Governor elections, 2010

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Tim_Murray_bio
  2. ↑ http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Tim_Murray_bio
  3. ↑ Jabs at failed test-taker Murray raise the bar by Casey Ross, Boston Herald, Oct 17, 2006
  4. ↑ City of Worcester official website
  5. ↑ http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2010/

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