Eugene M. Murray, state Assembly 11th District

EUGENE M. MURRAY

Republican

BACKGROUND:

• Murray, 60, of Amity Harbor, is a first-time candidate for public office. He is also running on the Conservative party line.
• He served from 1983 to 2003 with the NYPD, retiring as a sergeant with the Organized Crime Control Bureau. In 2003 he started an investigation and security business, G.M. Investigations, which probes white collar crime.
• He has an associate’s degree from Farmingdale State College.

ISSUES:

• Murray wants to reduce wasteful spending in Albany, citing $750 million the state dedicated for a scandal-plagued solar factory in Buffalo.
• He wants to change the bail reform law and get more input from different parties, including prosecutors and victims’ rights groups, and to give more discretion to judges.
• He would like to find ways to keep housing affordable for seniors and young people who are fleeing high costs on Long Island.