Preceded by Robert Coughlin Role Politician | Name Paul McMurtry Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | |
Website Representative Paul McMurtry Residence Dedham, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Education Northeastern University | ||
Candidate Message - Paul McMurtry
Paul McMurtry is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat, he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. He represents the Eleventh Norfolk District, which includes his hometown of Dedham, Westwood, and the Eighth Precinct of Walpole.
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McMurtry graduated from Dedham High School and earned his B.S.B.A. in Management from Northeastern University. He has been self-employed since the age of twenty as the owner of several small businesses, including PM Productions, a video store he created while in college, and the Dedham Community Theatre, which he currently owns and operates. McMurtry is actively involved in the local branch of Rotary International, where he served twice as club president and whose motto, “Service above Self,” has been a major influence in his dedication to public service.
Representative McMurtry ran in a special election in 2007 to replace outgoing Representative Robert Coughlin. McMurtry ran as an independent having not held any prior elected office. He won a plurality of the vote in the three way race, garnering 37.6% of the vote overall and 53.8% in his hometown of Dedham. McMurtry ran unopposed for re-election in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014.
In the legislature, he currently serves as the Chair of the House Committee on Personnel and Administration.
Personal life
McMurtry is Roman Catholic and is a member of the Knights of Columbus.