L. Dean Murray

L. Dean Murray (born July 22, 1964)

Life and early career Murray is a Maryland native

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 Monica Martinez. Election history Location Year Election Results Suffolk CountyDistrict 7 2009 General √ Jack Eddington (I) 51.74%Dean Murray (R) 48.26% New York AssemblyDistrict 3 2010 Special √ L. Dean Murray (R) 50.93%Laura Thoden (D) 49.07% New York AssemblyDistrict 3 2010 General √ L. Dean Murray (R) 53.25%Robert Calarco (D) 46.72% New York AssemblyDistrict 3 2012 General √ Edward Hennessey (D) 50.32%L. Dean Murray (R) 49.68% New York AssemblyDistrict 3 2016 General √ L. Dean Murray (R) Gregory D. Schoen (D) New York SenateDistrict 3 2018 General √ Monica R. Martinez L. Dean Murray (R)