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Nate McMurray

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Nate McMurray
Town Supervisor of Grand Island
In office
January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2020
Preceded byMary Stang-Cooke
Succeeded byJohn S. Whitney
Personal details
Born
Nathan McMurray

1974/1975 (age 49–50)[1]
North Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationErie Community College
University at Buffalo (BA)
University of California, Hastings (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Nate McMurray is an American politician and lawyer from Upstate New York. He was the Democratic nominee for representative from New York's 27th congressional district in 2018, when he lost the election to incumbent Chris Collins. He is again the Democratic nominee in a special election to fill the vacancy left by Collins' resignation, as well as in the general 2020 election.

Early life and career[edit]

McMurray grew up in North Tonawanda, New York as one of seven children raised by a single mother, after his father died when he was three, in a Mormon family.[2] He is an Eagle Scout. He attended Erie Community College, then transferred to University at Buffalo. He went to law school at UC Hastings, then studied at Tsinghua University in China on a scholarship. He is fluent in Chinese and Korean. He became a Fulbright Scholar, and studied law in South Korea.[3][4] From 2006 to 2013, he worked as a legal advisor for Allen & Overy in China, and then with Samsung and Barun Law in South Korea.[5] He then moved back to western New York.[4]

Since McMurray returned to New York, he has been a lawyer and the vice president for development at Delaware North. He ran for town supervisor of Grand Island in 2015, winning by a margin of fourteen votes.[6] His term ended in 2019.[1][7]

2018 campaign[edit]

McMurray announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination on January 14, 2018.[8] Governor Andrew Cuomo asked him to drop out and support Kathy Hochul, but he declined.[4] Eventually all other Democratic candidates dropped out and McMurray won an uncontested nomination on June 26.[9]

McMurray was initially thought a very long shot candidate, as the 27th district was considered a safe Republican seat, which Donald Trump won by 24 points in 2016. Democratic leadership invested little in his candidacy, and some thought he was too conservative. However, incumbent representative Chris Collins was charged, for insider trading in August, spurring greater fundraising for McMurray. Despite his charges, Collins continued his reelection campaign. McMurray drew a distinction between himself as middle class, and Collins as a multimillionaire. He opposed abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and said he would not support Democrat Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House. He supported Medicare for All, opposed a Republican tax cut plan, and said he supported measures to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.[1] He discussed his integrity as being an important asset, and described his record as town supervisor, balancing the budget and supporting causes such as green energy.[10] McMurray lost to Collins by just 1087 votes, or 0.3%.[11]

2020 campaign[edit]

After his loss in the 2018 election, McMurray said he planned to run again. After Representative Chris Collins resigned on September 30, 2019 due to insider trading charges[12], McMurray called for a special election to fill the vacancy until the 117th Congress will take office in 2021.[13] He was nominated by the Democratic Party without a primary election on February 13, 2020.[14] A special election was originally scheduled for April 28th, but it was postponed until June 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] McMurray said he was put on unpaid leave from his job at Delaware North until the special election. The company's owner, Jeremy Jacobs, is the uncle of Chris Jacobs, McMurray's Republican opponent.[7][16][17]

McMurray and Jacobs participated in a debate on June 9, in which McMurray criticized Jacobs for not standing up to Trump's actions, in particular, Trump's claim that a 75-year old man injured by police in Buffalo could be an "ANTIFA provocateur". McMurray also accused Jacobs of trying to buy the position, lying, and not supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. He emphasized his continued positive impact on communities in the area, positioning himself as an alternative to the failures of Republican representatives Chris Collins and Chris Lee, who both resigned after scandals. Jacobs criticized McMurray for supporting big government and abortion, which he saw as a poor fit for the conservative values of the district.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vielkind, Jimmy (August 10, 2018). "Democrats take a new look at Collins' opponent". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Williams, Zach (2018-08-14). "Democrat Nate McMurray hails from an island of dreams". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Finnerty, Meghan. "Grand Island town supervisor joins four other Dems to challenge Chris Collins". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kelly, Geoff (2018-04-25). "Interview: Congressional Candidate Nate McMurray". The Public. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Terreri Ramos, Jill (October 12, 2018). "PolitiFact - Collins tries to use McMurray's work in Asia against him". @politifact. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Staff, WKBW (2015-11-19). "Incumbent town supervisor loses by 14 votes". WKBW. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sherwood, Julie (February 19, 2020). "Congressional candidate Nate McMurray opens up about being forced to take unpaid leave from job". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ "Grand Island Supervisor Nate McMurray to challenge Chris Collins for Congress". www.wnypapers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  9. ↑ Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (2018-06-26). "New York Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  10. ↑ Foderaro, Lisa W. (2018-10-10). "He's Running for Congress. It Doesn't Hurt That His Opponent Is Out on Bail". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  11. ↑ "Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for U.S. Congress" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 14, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ Bresnahan, John (September 30, 2019). "Republican Rep. Chris Collins resigns ahead of expected guilty plea". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ Goshgarian, Mark (October 1, 2019). "McMurray: "Tidal Wave" of Support for Congressional Bid". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ "Democrats officially back candidate for NY27 Special Election". WKBW. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  15. ↑ Bowman, Bridget (March 28, 2020). "New York postpones presidential primary and special election to June". Roll Call. Retrieved 2020-06-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Owens, Howard B. (2020-02-15). "Nate McMurray's employer, owned by the family of his NY-27 opponent, placed him on leave without pay". The Batavian. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  17. ↑ McKinley, Jesse (2020-06-22). "In a G.O.P. Stronghold, a Vacant House Seat Gives Democrats Hope". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  18. ↑ "Jacobs, McMurray spar in debate for NY-27, drawing clear differences | Orleans Hub". Retrieved 2020-06-11.



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