L. Dean Murray

Dean Murray
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byPhil Boyle (redistricting)
Member of the New York Assembly
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byEdward J. Hennessey
Succeeded byJoe DeStefano
In office
February 9, 2010 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byPatricia Eddington
Succeeded byEdward J. Hennessey
Personal details
Born
Leonard Dean Murray[1]

(1964-07-22) July 22, 1964 (age 60)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBroadcasting Institute of Maryland
WebsiteOfficial website

L. Dean Murray (born July 22, 1964)[2] is an American politician and former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing the assembly's third district from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2019. The district includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, including Bellport and Mastic Beach in Suffolk County on Long Island. Dean Murray was recently elected to serve in the New York State Senate after the 2022 elections.

Murray had described himself as being the first Tea Party activist to be elected to office.[3]

  1. ^ "Leonard Dean Murray". opengovny.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Newsday 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Meet the First Tea Party Activist to Be Elected Into Office". Fox News Channel. February 19, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2016.