- Dennis Murray (politician)
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Dennis Murray Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 80th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 5, 2009Preceded by Chris Redfern Personal details Born May 25, 1962
Sandusky, OhioPolitical party Democratic Residence Sandusky, Ohio Alma mater Georgetown University Profession Attorney Religion Catholic Dennis Murray is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 80th District since 2009.
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Career
Murray obtained his law degree from Georgetown University and returned to Ohio to work in his family's law firm in Sandusky, where he specializes in contracts, antitrust, securities, and investor and banking fraud. He was elected city commissioner in 2005, and served until his election to the House.
Ohio House of Representatives
With incumbent and Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern unable to run again due to term limits, Murray received the nomination to replace him. In the general election, he defeated Republican Ed Enderle with 53.22% of the vote to take his first term.[1]
In 2010, Republicans saw Murray as potentially vulnerable and fielded Jeff Krabill, a marketing form owner and Sandusky City School Board member, to try and knock him off.[2] However, he managed to keep his seat with 49.06% of the electorate, less than 1000 votes more than Krabill.[3] Murray was sworn in to a second term on January 3, 2011.[4] Currently, he is serving on the committees of Judiciary and Ethics (as ranking member), Commerce and Labor, and Agriculture and Natural Resources. He also serves on the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Advisory Board; and the Turnpike Legislative Review Committee.
Initiatives and positions
Corporate welfare
Recognizing the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case, two House Democrats announced legislation in January 2011 to fight excessive influence in Ohio elections by special interest groups and companies. "Consistent polling shows that Americans believe Citizens United was wrongly decided," Rep. Murray said. "We must take action to address the increasingly excessive influence of special interests in Ohio so that the public can regain confidence and trust in our elections and government."
Murray has been a vocal opponent of Governor John Kasich's plan to privatize the Ohio Department of Development, stating the mix of public and private dollars could lead to pay-to-play politics and lack of transparency.[5] Along with Michael J. Skindell, Murray has filed a lawsuit against Ohio Governor John Kasich's JobsOhio privatization measure, which Murray has called unconstitutional.[6] One quarrel with the initiative is that under the Ohio Constitution, the Governor is unable to hold two positions, which would occur under JobsOhio.[7] Murray has stated he will continue to challenge the provisions.[8]
In yet another move that sought to challenge Ohio Governor John Kasich, Murray has challenged Kasich to withhold his campaign pledge to not allow drilling on Lake Erie. Kasich has proposed leasing state properties for potential drilling for oil and natural gas.[9]
Social issues
He also is an opponent of Matt Huffman's plan to raise Ohio's retirement age for judges seeking election from 70 to 75, stating he had practiced before several state and federal judges who appeared to have stayed too long on the bench. Nonetheless, both measures ultimately passed the Ohio House of Representatives.[10] Murray has acknowledged that there is no effective system of peers that can step up to sitting judges and tell them it's time to step aside.[11]
Collective bargaining
With a collective bargaining bill that looks to take away specific rights for public employees, Murray has come out in opposition, and voted against the bill while it was in committee.[12] He called the legislation masquerading as a budget issue.[13]
References
- ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election results (2008-11-04)
- ^ Murray, Krabill, Kayden debate at 10 a.m. today at Mr. Smith's
- ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results (2010-11-02)
- ^ Democrats sworn in amid GOP sweep
- ^ Kasich introduces new private economic development corporation
- ^ Vardon, Joe; Jim Siegel (2011-04-19). "Democrats, liberal group challenge legality of new entity". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/19/copy/governor-is-sued-over-jobsohio.html?adsec=politics&sid=101. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Carr Smyth, Julie (2011-04-19). "Lawsuit: Kasich's JobsOhio board unconstitutional". Associated Press. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110419/NEWS0108/304190045/Lawsuit-Kasich-s-JobsOhio-board-unconstitutional?odyssey=tab/topnews/text/FRONTPAGE. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Eggert, David (2011-08-22). "Supreme Court redirects JobsOhio suit". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/20/supreme-court-redirects-jobsohio-suit.html. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ Provance, Jim (2011-05-27). "Ohio House OKs drilling in parks". Toledo Blade. http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2011/05/26/Ohio-House-OKs-drilling-in-parks-2.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Hershey, William (2011-04-12). "Amendment would raise maximum election age for judges to 75". Dayton Daily News. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2011/04/12/proposal_would_raise_maximum_e.html?cxtype=feedbot. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ Siegel, Jim (2011-04-13). "Amendment would raise age limit for Ohio judges to 75". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/13/copy/amendment-would-raise-age-limit-for-ohio-judges.html?adsec=politics&sid=101. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ Provance, Jim (2011-03-30). "Labor bill advanced by Ohio House committee". Toledo Blade. http://toledoblade.com/State/2011/03/30/Labor-bill-advanced-by-House-committee.html. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ Siegel, Jim; Joe Hardon (2011-03-31). "Assembly sends SB 5 to Kasich". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/31/copy/assembly-sends-sb-5-to-kasich.html?adsec=politics&sid=101. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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Members of the Ohio House of Representatives 129th General Assembly (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: William G. Batchelder (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Lou Blessing (R) • Majority Leader: Matt Huffman (R) • Minority Leader: Armond Budish (D)- Craig Newbold (R)
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- Barbara Boyd (D)
- Bill Patmon (D)
- Sandra Williams (D)
- John E. Barnes, Jr. (D)
- Nickie Antonio (D)
- Michael Foley (D)
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- Nan Baker (R)
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