Kate Murray

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Kate Murray
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1974

Graduate

Santa Clara University, 1992

Other

University of California, Berkeley, 1997

Personal
Profession
Newspaper Columnist
Contact

Kate Murray (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 22. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Murray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 22. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kate Murray lives in New Castle, New Hampshire.[1] Murray earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1974, a master's degree in music from the University of Connecticut, a doctorate in music education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1978, a master's degree in spirituality from Santa Clara University in 1992, and a doctorate in theology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. Her career experience includes working as a columnist with the Portsmouth Herald, an assistant professor with the University of California at Los Angeles, and a tech consultant. Murray has served on the board of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, on the New Castle Planning Board, and as the board chair of the Women's Fund of New Hampshire.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Murray was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Murray was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Murray was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017
Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22

Incumbent Kate Murray defeated Thom Rossi in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray (D)
 
69.8
 
2,462
Image of Thom Rossi
Thom Rossi (R) Candidate Connection
 
30.2
 
1,064
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

Total votes: 3,528
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22

Incumbent Kate Murray advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray
 
99.9
 
965
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

Total votes: 966
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22

Thom Rossi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thom Rossi
Thom Rossi Candidate Connection
 
99.3
 
268
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
2

Total votes: 270
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22

Incumbent Kate Murray won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray (D)
 
98.8
 
2,333
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
29

Total votes: 2,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22

Incumbent Kate Murray advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray
 
99.3
 
692
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
5

Total votes: 697
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jaci Grote and incumbent Kate Murray defeated Julie Tucker and Joanne Meyer in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jaci Grote (D)
 
27.5
 
2,745
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray (D)
 
26.9
 
2,686
Julie Tucker (R)
 
24.1
 
2,406
Joanne Meyer (R)
 
21.5
 
2,153
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
7

Total votes: 9,997
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kate Murray and incumbent Jaci Grote advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray
 
49.9
 
1,241
Jaci Grote
 
49.7
 
1,236
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
10

Total votes: 2,487
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Julie Tucker and Joanne Meyer defeated Ryan Lent in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Julie Tucker
 
48.8
 
888
Joanne Meyer
 
34.5
 
627
Ryan Lent
 
16.2
 
294
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
10

Total votes: 1,819
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Jaci Grote and incumbent Kate Murray defeated Julie Tucker and Kate Catalano in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jaci Grote (D)
 
27.5
 
2,249
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray (D)
 
27.2
 
2,229
Julie Tucker (R)
 
24.1
 
1,975
Kate Catalano (R)
 
21.1
 
1,722
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
5

Total votes: 8,180
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kate Murray and Jaci Grote advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kate Murray
Kate Murray
 
55.6
 
973
Jaci Grote
 
44.4
 
777

Total votes: 1,750
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 (2 seats)

Julie Tucker and Kate Catalano advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Julie Tucker
 
58.4
 
696
Kate Catalano
 
41.6
 
495

Total votes: 1,191
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent David Borden (D) and incumbent Tom Sherman (D) did not seek re-election.

Mindi Messmer and Kate Murray defeated Frances Erlebacher and Janet Stevens in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 24 general election.[3][4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mindi Messmer 26.64% 2,249
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kate Murray 25.83% 2,181
     Republican Frances Erlebacher 22.74% 1,920
     Republican Janet Stevens 24.79% 2,093
Total Votes 8,443
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Mindi Messmer and Kate Murray were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 24 Democratic primary.[5][6]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 24 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mindi Messmer
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kate Murray


Frances Erlebacher and Janet Stevens were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 24 Republican primary.[5][6]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 24 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frances Erlebacher
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Janet Stevens

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Kate Murray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kate Murray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Kate Murray campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22Won general$0 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22Won general$1,100 $0
2020New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24Won general$2,250 N/A**
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24Won general$3,750 N/A**
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 24Won $8,270 N/A**
Grand total$15,370 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Maggiore (D)
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22
2022-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24
2016-2022
Succeeded by
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Carroll 1
Tom Buco (D)
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Cheshire 1
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John Hunt (R)
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Dru Fox (D)
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Coos 1
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Seth King (R)
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Grafton 10
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Bill Ohm (R)
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Matt Drew (R)
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Keith Erf (R)
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Lily Foss (D)
Hillsborough 42
Lisa Post (R)
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Alvin See (R)
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Zoe Manos (D)
Rockingham 14
Pam Brown (R)
Rockingham 15
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Mary Ford (R)
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Terry Roy (R)
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Luz Bay (D)
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Judy Aron (R)
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