L. Dean Murray is an American

United States

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 politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

. On February 9, 2010, he won a special election to capture the seat previously held by Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington

Patricia Eddington

Patricia A. Eddington served from 2001 through 2009 in the New York State Assembly, representing District 3 which comprises Patchogue, Medford, Coram and Yaphank, among other neighboring communities within Suffolk County, New York...

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Education and career

Murray is a Maryland

Maryland

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 native who graduated from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland. He started his career by spending ten years radio and television news industry, during which he covered the Pennsylvania State Capitol

Pennsylvania State Capitol

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 and served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Associated Press. He was later a regional sales manager and advertising sales representative for TCI Cable. Murray has the been the owner of Suffolk County

Suffolk County, New York

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-based D & S Advertising Inc. since 1997.

In 2009 he sought office in Suffolk County's 7th Legislative District, running against incumbent Jack Eddington

Jack Eddington

Jack Eddington is a member of the Suffolk County, New York Legislature, representing the 7th District, which encompasses southwestern through central portions of Brookhaven Town...

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Personal life

Murray resides in East Patchogue, New York

East Patchogue, New York

East Patchogue is a census-designated place in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 20,824 at the 2000 census. The CDP is a proximate representation of the East Patchogue hamlet used for statistical purposes of the Census Bureau...

; he previously lived in Coram, New York

Coram, New York

As of the 2000 census, 34,923 people, 12,530 households, and 9,121 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 2,532.1 per square mile . There were 12,880 housing units at an average density of 933.9/sq mi...

 for 15 years. He has one son, Anthony.

Election results

• February 2010 special election, NYS Assembly, 3rd AD

  L. Dean Murray (REP New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...  - CON - STR)	...	4,396
  Lauren E. Thoden (DEM New York State Democratic Committee The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...  - IND Independence Party of New York The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...  - WOR Working Families Party The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP... )	...	4,236

• November 2010 general election
  General election
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  , NYS Assembly, 3rd AD

  Dean Murray (REP New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...  - CON - STR)	...	16,521
  Robert T. Calarco (DEM New York State Democratic Committee The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...  - IND Independence Party of New York The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...  - WOR Working Families Party The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP... )	...	14,493

External links

• New York State Assembly website