Professional

• 1987-present: Lawyer, Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Sandusky, Ohio
• Trials, Contract, Antitrust, Securities, Investor and Banking Fraud

Professional Involvement

• Ohio Supreme Court Bar Exam Grader, 1995-2005
• Member, Erie-Huron County Grievance Committee, 1992-2006
• United States District Court (Federal), Northern Division Advisory Committee, 2003-2007
• Erie County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations
• Ohio Association for Justice

Ohio House of Representatives, 80th District

• Elected 2008
• Member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Economic Development, Civil and Commercial Law (Vice Chair) Committees
• Introduced legislation ranging from protection of homeowners by ending bank walkways, to protection of victims of domestic violence by allowing unpaid leave when necessary and documented, to protection of the environment through mandatory take-back programs for electronic waste, to enhanced disclosure of campaign expenditures, to improved government transparency to permit internet access to recipients of state and local tax breaks, contracts and grants

Sandusky City Commission

• Elected 2005
• Sandusky ex-officio Mayor 2008
• Led water regionalization negotiations with Erie County and Huron
• Completed Waste Water Treatment Partnership Agreement with Erie Count
• Founded Erie County Alternative Energy Task Force with Dave Waddington
• Encouraged reformation of Erie County’s Economic Development Organization

Education

• Huron High School-1980, Class Valedictorian, Student Body President
• Georgetown University-1984, B.A., magna cum laude
• Georgetown University Law School-1987, J.D., cum laude

Church Involvement

• Lector and Eucharistic Minister, Sts. Peter & Paul, Sandusky
• Co-Chair, Sts. Peter & Paul Church Pastoral Council, 2004-2006
• Director, Sandusky Central Catholic Education Foundation, 1996-2009

Personal

• Married to Martha Stauffer Murray for 25 years
• Four children: Nolan (18), Mary (16), Melanie (13) and Kelly (13)