E. Christopher Murray

BACKGROUND

• Murray, 63, of Setauket, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines in the general election.

• He is an attorney and a partner in the law firm of Rivkin Radler in Uniondale.

• He is a former chairman of the board and member of the nonprofit Citizens Campaign for the Environment. He chaired the Suffolk County Community College Board of Trustees from 2020 to 2025.

ISSUES

• Murray said that if elected he would propose legislation to set up tax-free savings accounts for first-time homebuyers to save for down payments.

• He said he has released an affordability agenda that would lower the state sales tax rate by 1 percent.

• Murray criticized the federal government’s environmental policies and said New York State “needs to continue to focus on fighting climate change.”