Preceded by Paulette R. Irons Occupation Attorney Succeeded by Wesley T. Bishop Name Edwin Murray | Preceded by Charles R. Jones Role Lawyer Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | |
Born August 6, 1960 (age 63) ( 1960-08-06 ) Alma mater John F. Kennedy High School
Loyola University New Orleans Education Loyola University New Orleans, John F. Kennedy High School | ||
Edwin Rene Murray, known as Ed Murray (born August 6, 1960) is an African American lawyer and Democratic politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. From 2005 to 2016, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from District 4 in Orleans Parish.
A native and lifelong New Orleans resident, Murray graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and then studied at Loyola University, where he earned in 1982 a Bachelor of Arts in political science and in 1985 a Juris Doctor degree. From 1992 to 2004, Murray held the District 96 seat from Orleans Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Murray is a fellow of the Loyola University Institute of Politics. A partner in the general practice law firm of Murray, Darnell & Associates, Murray is a member of the African-American National Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the National Black Council of State Legislators. He is Baptist.
Late in 2009, Murray announced his candidacy for the 2010 election for Mayor of New Orleans, but he withdrew prior to the election. Incumbent Ray Nagin was term-limited, and Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu made his third bid, this time successfully, for the position once held by his father, Moon Landrieu.
Murray was term-limited in the 2015 elections and was succeeded in the Senate by Democrat Wesley T. Bishop.