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Ed Murray | |
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| 21st Secretary of State of Wyoming | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2015 | |
| Governor | Matt Mead |
| Preceded by | Max Maxfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1958 Laramie County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caren Murray |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Arizona, (BA) University of Wyoming, (JD) |
| Website | Office Website |
Ed Murray (born March 27, 1958) is an American businessman, politician and incumbent Secretary of State of Wyoming, in office since 2015. He was elected on November 4, 2014. Murray serves as the State's Chief Elections Officer, Securities Commissioner, Corporations Administrator, Notaries Public Commissioner and in the capacity of Lieutenant Governor. Additionally, Murray chairs the State Canvassing Board and serves with the other State-wide elected officials on the State Loan and Investment Board, the Board of Land Commissioners and the State Building Commission. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]
Early life and Education
Secretary Murray is a fourth-generation Wyoming native. Born and raised in Laramie County, Ed graduated from Central High School in 1976 and went on to receive an undergraduate degree in business administration with dual majors in finance and real estate. Following his college graduation, Murray graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law.[2]
Career
Murray spent thirty years in the private sector owning and operating several Laramie County based real estate investment and development business including Murray Investment and Development, which contains 16 business entities.[3] He focused his business on providing hundreds of opportunities for housing, schools, open spaces, businesses, churches, bike paths, and new and improved infrastructure for Wyoming residents. As a developer, Murray has been a longtime advocate for economic development in his community.[4]
2014 Wyoming Secretary of State election
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.[3] 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.[5][6] During his tenure, the Secretary of State's office began accepting online filings.[7]
Wyoming Secretary of State
Office Modernization - Online Business Services
In the summer of 2016, Secretary Murray announced the launch of new electronic business filing services that allow for the electronic filing of documents which were previously only paper based. These included online tools for the formation of limited liability companies, profit corporations, and nonprofit corporations. [8][9] During Secretary Murray’s tenure the time to process a business filing decreased from five days to as low as thirty minutes. This follows on a commitment made by Murray do make his Office’s Business Division state-of-the-art through transparency, ease, accessibility, and the retrieval of records electronically that were previously only available on request.[10] These changes were predicted to save businesses, and organizations time where compared with an only paper-based system.[11]
Murray is speculated to be considering running for Governor of Wyoming in the 2018 election, when incumbent Matt Mead is term limited.[12]
Personal life
Secretary Murray has served on the board of directors for numerous organizations and he and his wife, Caren Murray, are strong advocates of community service, supporting many charitable causes and funding many educational endeavors. Ed and Caren have been married for twenty-eight years and are the parents of four adult daughters. [13]
Electoral history
| Wyoming Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2014 | |||
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| 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
- ^ "About the Secretary". Wyoming Secretary of State's Office. Wyoming Secretary of State's Office. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Bellinghiere: Murray an excellent choice". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Orr, Becky (October 1, 2017). "What's right and wrong with downtown? Day 1, Downtown Cheyenne: Ready for renewal?". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Cheyenne. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "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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- ^ "SOS Announces New Online Services for Businesses". Sheridan Media. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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- ^ http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/04/20/news/01top_04-20-11.txt#.VFvQ7DTF81I
External links
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