11 Facts About Therese Murray

Therese Murray represented the Plymouth and Barnstable district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 to 2015.

Therese Murray attended Northeastern University in Massachusetts and El Camino College in California.

Therese Murray has a management certification from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Therese Murray was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1992.

Therese Murray chaired the Joint Committee on Human Services and Elder Affairs, the Joint Committee on Insurance, and the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Therese Murray was the first women to serve as Senate President in Massachusetts.

Therese Murray co-authored and passed legislation in 2009 to restructure the state transportation system; oversaw a comprehensive string of reforms, including improvements in the state pension system, and our ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws; and in 2010 passed an economic development bill and small business legislation to streamline state agencies, reduce operating costs and create new opportunities for investment and growth.

In 2011, Therese Murray continued to lead the Senate's reform agenda, overseeing legislation to reorganize the Trial Court and Probation Department and establish a transparent hiring process, and authoring fundamental changes in how state government operates with legislation that updates antiquated state finance laws and implements performance measurement requirements for all agencies and programs.

Therese Murray is looking ahead to additional health care reforms that will change the current payment model to provide better care and bring down costs.

In 2008 Therese Murray was the top Massachusetts state legislative official recipient of lobbyist donations.

Therese Murray is a 36-year resident of Plymouth and the mother of one daughter.