21 Facts About Dick Muri

Richard Walter Muri was born on November 30,1953 and is an American politician.

Dick Muri is the appointed Mayor of the Town of Steilacoom after longtime Mayor Ron Lucas stepped down for health reasons in March 2021, before passing away just weeks later.

Dick Muri is a Republican former member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 28th legislative district.

Dick Muri was appointed to the Washington State House of Representatives following State Representative Steve O'Ban's appointment to the Washington State Senate after State Senator Mike Carrell's death.

Town of Steilacoom Mayor Richard "Dick" Walter Muri was born November 30,1953, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Dick Muri graduated from Ashland High School in Ashland, Massachusetts in 1971 and received his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1975 and his Masters of Public Administration from Golden Gate University in 1988.

Dick has been married since 1979 to Mary Muri and has four children, Jennifer, Jonathan, Sarah, and Bradley.

Dick Muri was commissioned via ROTC at UMass Amherst as an officer in the United States Air Force in 1975.

Dick Muri earned his navigator wings at Mather Air Force Base in 1976 and flew the C-141 Starlifter at McChord Air Force Base as a Navigator in the 8th Military Airlift Squadron from 1977 to 1985 and as a member of the 36th Airlift Squadron from 1991 to 1993.

Dick Muri was assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing as an Airlift Control Element Operations Officer and a Tactical Airlift Liaison Officer from 1982 to 1984.

Dick Muri served at Travis Air Force Base from 1984 to 1989 as a member of the 22nd Air Force Staff and a member of the 1702 Mobility Support Squadron.

Dick Muri was a member of the Airlift Control Center Cadre and as a manager of the 22nd Air Force area TALOs.

Dick Muri served in the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 as Director of Airlift Operations of the 628th Military Airlift Support Squadron at Incirlik Airbase, Turkey.

Dick Muri took office as Pierce County Councilmember District 6 on November 19,2003, serving Lakewood, Steilacoom, DuPont, Roy, McKenna, Fort Lewis, McChord AFB, and the island communities of Anderson, McNeil, and Ketron.

Dick Muri served in leadership positions as Chair of the Performance Audit Committee, Vice-chair of both the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Board and Select Committee for Emergency Preparedness, and co-chair of the Criminal Justice Task Force.

Dick Muri ran for his second term for Pierce County Councilmember District 6, promising to continue being the most accessible elected official for the council, and offering a strong record of open, efficient, and responsible County government.

Dick Muri is heavily involved with conservation and land preservation projects around the district, such as protecting the undeveloped 18-acre Salter's Point woods in Steilacoom and expanding Lakewood's Wards Lake Park.

Dick Muri was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017.

Dick Muri was selected out of 330 National Drive Electric Week "City Captains" as City Captain of the Year in 2018 by Plug In America.

Dick Muri ran to retain his seat against Democratic challenger Mary Moss.

Dick Muri is a former member of the House Early Learning and Human Services Committee.