1. Timothy Patrick Murray was born on June 7,1968 and is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013, when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Tim Murray's father taught high school and his mother worked as a nurse.
Tim Murray attended Worcester public elementary and middle schools, and later went to St John's High School in Shrewsbury.
Tim Murray put himself through law school attending classes at night while working days as a substitute school teacher.
Tim Murray holds a JD degree from the Western New England College School of Law.
In 1997, Tim Murray was elected to serve on the Worcester City Council as an at-large member.
Tim Murray was elected mayor of the City of Worcester in 2001, a position he held up until 2007 when he was inaugurated as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
Tim Murray was reelected twice, in both 2003 and 2005.
Tim Murray has served on the boards of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester Community Action Council, the Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students and Preservation Worcester.
Tim Murray ran with the Democratic nominee for Governor, Deval Patrick, as a ticket in the 2006 elections, beating out the Republican ticket of Kerry Healey and Reed Hillman.
Once in office, Tim Murray was appointed to numerous posts by Governor Deval Patrick.
On January 4,2011, Tim Murray came across a burning minivan while driving through Worcester, Massachusetts.
On November 2,2011, Tim Murray crashed a government-owned vehicle on a stretch of Interstate 190.
Tim Murray initially claimed he simply lost control on the ice, wasn't speeding, was wearing a seat belt and braked.
The data revealed the car was traveling 108 miles per hour, accelerated and that Murray was not wearing a seat belt at the time the vehicle collided with a rock ledge and flipped over.
On May 22,2013, The Boston Globe reported that Tim Murray would resign the position of lieutenant governor to become head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, a job that paid more than his government salary.