Ed Murray (Washington politician)

Ed Murray
53rd Mayor of Seattle
In office
January 1, 2014 – September 13, 2017
Preceded byMichael McGinn
Succeeded byJenny Durkan
Minority Leader of the Washington Senate
In office
December 10, 2012 – December 16, 2013
Preceded byMike Hewitt
Succeeded bySharon Nelson
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 43rd district
In office
January 8, 2007 – December 16, 2013
Preceded byPat Thibaudeau
Succeeded byJamie Pedersen
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
November 4, 1995 – January 8, 2007
Preceded byPat Thibaudeau
Succeeded byJamie Pedersen
Personal details
Born
Edward Bernard Patrick Murray [1]

(1955-05-02) May 2, 1955 (age 69)
Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Michael Shiosaki
(m. 2013)
Residence(s)Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Portland

Edward Bernard Patrick Murray (born May 2, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Washington who most recently served as the 53rd mayor of Seattle from 2014 to 2017. A Democrat, he was previously a state legislator, first with the Washington State House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, then the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2013.

In 2017, Murray faced unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse, rape and sexual molestation, including from a family member and his adopted son. He denies the allegations.[2] Murray resigned as mayor of Seattle on September 12, 2017.[3]

  1. ^ "Two More Years!". Seattle City Council. January 6, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegation". The Seattle Times. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (12 September 2017). "Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after latest child sex-abuse allegation". CNN. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

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