Kevin Girard Murray (born March 12, 1960) is an American
lawyer
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and former politician.
He was the first California Assemblyman to serve alongside his father, who is
Willard H. Murray Jr.
Education
Murray attended
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...
, earning a
BSBA. Murray earned an
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
from
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
in 1983, and a
JD from
Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920.
Academics
Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal ...
in 1987.
Law career
Prior to his election to the assembly, Murray practiced law in the areas of entertainment, real estate, insurance, and dependency. He also provided consulting and management services to artists in the entertainment industry.
California State Assembly
Murray was an assemblyman in the
California State Assembly
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from 1994 to 1998. He represented the
47th district, which covers an area of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. Murray was a
Democrat, and he served as Chair of the Transportation Committee.
California State Senate
Murray was a senator in the
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature (the lower house being the California State Assembly). The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
...
, representing the
26th district based in
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights, Californi ...
. He was also chair of the Appropriations Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Democratic Caucus, and the California Legislative Black Caucus. Murray also served on the California Film Commission. He retired due to term limits in 2006.
In the early 2000s, Senator Murray was vigorous in his advocacy on behalf of creative workers in the entertainment industry. He convened hearings in 2001 and 2002 on contracting and accounting practices in the recording industry and sponsored two bills aimed to improve the legal standing of recording artists with respect to the duration of their contracts and their ability to conduct royalty audits of their record companies. These measures were strongly opposed by the RIAA; the contract oriented bill (SB 1246, which would have amended the CA Labor Code) failed to pass, but the audit bill (SB 1034) was passed.
itations forthcoming
Premier Power Renewable Energy
On December 4, 2008, Premier Power Renewable Energy announced that Kevin Murray has been elected to Premier Power's board of directors.
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References
External links
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Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
Democratic Party California state senators
Loyola Marymount University alumni
Loyola Law School alumni
1960 births
Living people
African-American state legislators in California
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians
21st-century members of the California State Legislature
20th-century members of the California State Legislature
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