Ed Murray (Wyoming politician)

Ed Murray

21st Secretary of State of Wyoming
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Governor	Matt Mead
Preceded by	Max Maxfield
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-27) March 27, 1958 Laramie County, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Caren
Alma mater	University of Wyoming

Ed Murray (born March 27, 1958) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Wyoming. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Career

Murray graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law.^[1] He operates an umbrella company, Murray Investment and Development, that contains 16 business entities. He is a developer and real estate investor.^[2]

In March 2014, Max Maxfield, the Secretary of State of Wyoming, announced that he would not seek reelection. Murray declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in April.^[2] Murray defeated three opponents and won the primary election in a highly contested race. Murray largely outspent all primary opponents and won by only 1,632 votes with less than 37% of the vote.Murray then defeated Libertarian Party nominee Howard Kit Carson and Constitution Party nominee Jennifer Young in the general election, receiving 77% of the vote in a state widely known to support Republican candidates.^[3]^[4] During his tenure, the Secretary of State's office began accepting online filings.^[5]

Murray is widely speculated to be considering running for Governor of Wyoming in the 2018 election, when incumbent Matt Mead is term limited.^[6]

Personal life

Ed Murray is married and has four daughters.^[7]

Electoral history

Wyoming Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Ed Murray	32,944	36.86
Republican	Ed Buchanan	31,312	34.93
Republican	Pete Illoway	16,596	18.51
Republican	Clark Stith	8,511	9.49
Republican	Write-ins	274	0.31

Wyoming Secretary of State Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Ed Murray	119,772	76.58
Constitution	Jennifer Young	18,918	12.10
Libertarian	Kit Carson	16,858	10.78
Write-ins	Write-ins	859	0.55

References

↑ "Bellinghiere: Murray an excellent choice". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
1 2 LAURA HANCOCK Star-Tribune staff writer. "Ed Murray thinks business experience will help in Wyoming secretary of state bid". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
↑ "Ed Murray Elected Secretary of State". KGWN. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
↑ "Murray will be Wyoming secretary of state". Casper Star-Tribune Online. The Associated Press. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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↑ http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/04/20/news/01top_04-20-11.txt#.VFvQ7DTF81I

External links

Profile at Project Vote Smart

Political offices
Preceded by Max Maxfield	Secretary of State of Wyoming 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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