Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 11th Norfolk district
Incumbent
Assumed office May 30, 2007
Preceded by
Robert Coughlin
Personal details
Born
(1965-10-28) October 28, 1965 (age 58) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Residence
Dedham, Massachusetts
Education
Northeastern University (B.S.B.A.)
Occupation
Legislator, Movie Theater Owner
Paul McMurtry (October 28, 1965) 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.[1]
McMurtry attended elementary school at the now-closed Dexter School in Dedham,[2] and graduated from Dedham High School. He 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.
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.[3] McMurtry ran unopposed for re-election in every subsequent biannual election until John McDonald challenged him in 2018.
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