Dean Murray

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Dean Murray graduated from the Broadcast Institute of Maryland. His professional experience includes working as the owner of D&S Advertising Incorporated, as a regional sales manager, and as an advertising sales representative. He has also worked in the radio and television news industry and has volunteered for the Suffolk County Police Reserves.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a frustrated New Yorker who refuses to sit idly by and watch the destruction of our once great state. Whether it's the out of control spending that makes NY unaffordable or the dramatic increase in crime, our state is going in the wrong direction. I think that my 25+ years of experience as a small business owner along with my 7 yrs as a NYS Assemblyman and 58 yrs of real life experience, make me uniquely qualified to help work on finding solutions to the many problems we are currently facing in New York.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The dramatic increase in crime is the direct result of bad, pro-criminal policies that have come out of Albany over the last few years. We must reverse these terrible policies, starting with "cashless bail" and give judges the ability to use their discretion when setting bail.More & more New Yorkers are fleeing this state and the number one reason they give is, they simply can't afford to stay. We are the 4th most populous state in the country and yet our budget of $220+ billion is more than the budgets of the 3rd most populated state (Florida) and the 2nd most populated state (Texas) COMBINED. We can not afford the handouts and giveaways.We must change New York's business climate. When it comes to business friendly states, we rank at or near the bottom of the list. When we lose businesses, we not only lose the tax revenue, we also lose jobs and opportunities. When businesses succeed, they tend to grow... and that growth, creates more career opportunities. As a state, we should be investing more in career training (BOCES, CTE & Apprenticeship programs) to provide much needed job skills for our current and next generations.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Whether it's law & order, education, the environment or the economy... in many ways, they are all intertwined and reliant on each other. At the end of the day, I am passionate about making New York safe and affordable and making sure that through a strong economy, we can ensure that our next generation has opportunities that allow them to stay in New York and prosper.