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E. Christopher Murray

Democratic · NY

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Chris Murray is a law firm partner and former chair of the Suffolk County Community College board of trustees who chairs Citizens Campaign for the Environment. He focuses on the environment, living costs, access to education and civil liberties.

Where E. Christopher Murray stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)

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Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support

  • Murray voted with the other Suffolk County Community College trustees to freeze tuition for a second year in a row. The board adopted a $208 million operating budget for 2021-22 that cut spending by $5 million and held tuition and fees flat.

    April 15, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Murray voted with the other Suffolk County Community College trustees to freeze tuition for a second year in a row. The board adopted a $208 million operating budget for 2021-22 that cut spending by $5 million and held tuition and fees flat.

    April 15, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Murray chaired the Suffolk County Community College board of trustees while it ran a months-long national search for a new president. The search chose Edward Bonahue, who took over as the college's seventh president on June 28, 2021.

    June 28, 2021

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · researched September 20, 2026

  • The Suffolk County Legislature appointed Murray to the board of trustees of Suffolk County Community College on October 5, 2016. He went on to chair the board from 2019 through 2024 and left it in 2025 after ten years of service.

    October 5, 2016

    Source: sunysuffolk.edu · researched September 20, 2026

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Profile last researched September 19, 2026.