L. Dean Murray (born July 22, 1964) is an American politician and former

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member of the New York State Assembly, representing the assembly's third district from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2018. The district includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, including

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and Mastic Beach in Suffolk County on Long Island. Dean Murray was recently elected to serve in the New York State Senate after the 2022 elections. Murray had described himself as being the first

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activist to be elected to office.

Life and early career

Murray is a

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native who graduated from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland. He started his career by spending ten years in the radio and television news industry, during which he covered the

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and served on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Associated Press. He was later a regional sales manager and advertising sales representative for TCI Cable. Murray has been the owner of Suffolk County-based D & S Advertising Inc. since 1997. Murray resides in

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; he previously lived in

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for 15 years. He is divorced and has one son, Anthony.

Political career

In 2009, Murray ran for Suffolk County Legislature in Suffolk County's 7th Legislative District. He was defeated by incumbent Jack Eddington. On February 9, 2010, Murray won a special election, winning the New York State Assembly seat previously held by Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington. Murray defeated Lauren Thoden by 160 votes. Murray was re-elected in the 2010 general election. After serving one full term, he was defeated by Edward J. Hennessey, a Democrat, by 226 votes in the General Election on November 6, 2012. In a re-match in 2014, it was revealed during the campaign that Dean Murray's campaign committee surreptitiously planted a GPS device on New York State Assemblyman Edward Hennessey's car and secretly tracked him for two months. A witness also testified that he personally performed surveillance on Hennessey's home and family, tracking cars and their movements in an effort to continuously ascertain Hennessey's whereabouts. Dean Murray used this information to file a petition to disprove Assemblyman Hennessey's residency and knock him off the ballot. The petition was dismissed by State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Pitt In a tight race, Murray defeated Hennessey by 526 votes. Murray was re-elected in 2016. In 2018, Murray opted not to run for re–election. Instead, he ran for state senate, and was defeated by

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References

External links

Dean Murray's Biography on Vote Smart
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, L. Dean 1964 births Living people Politicians from Washington, D.C. People from Maryland Broadcasting Institute of Maryland alumni People from Coram, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from East Patchogue, New York Tea Party movement activists 21st-century American politicians