Ed Murray
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Edward B. Murray (born May 2, 1955) is an American politician from Washington state, who serves in the Washington State Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2006, he had previously served 11 years in the Washington State House of Representatives.
A Democrat, Murray was appointed to fill one of the vacant 43rd District seats in the House in October 1995 and was re-elected biennially until he opted not to run for re-election in 2006. The 43rd district, covering parts of Seattle, including the University District, Montlake, Eastlake and Capitol Hill neighborhoods, is very liberal and reliably Democratic.
In 2006, he announced his intention to challenge Sen. Pat Thibaudeau for the 43rd District seat in the State Senate. In May 2006, Thibaudeau dropped out of her race for re-election and Murray was elected to the Senate with little opposition. In his first session in the senate, he was appointed Vice Chair of the Majority Caucus and Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee.
Murray is currently one of five openly gay members of the Washington State Legislature. He lives with his partner, Michael Shiosaki. His election to the Senate, like many of his previous campaigns, won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
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