Thomas E. Murray III
Thomas E. Murray III is running for Council Member, Town of Islip, 4th District
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THOMAS E. MURRAY III
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Murray, 36, of Bayport is running for the Islip Town Board. He would represent the 4th District.
- He is a claims attorney currently working on "cyber and tech errors in admissions policies," and has run for office before. He ran for Islip Town supervisor in 2019 and to represent District 7 in the New York State Assembly in 2018.
- He obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Richmond in Virginia.
ISSUES:
- Murray said he decided to run for office because he is frustrated with zoning decisions made by the town in recent years and a lack of transparency.
- If elected, he said he would call for a hamlet study across the town and for town halls to gauge public interest and priorities.
- He also said he would focus on the environment by prioritizing greener technology like solar panels and heat pumps on town-owned properties, and helping to shore up Islip beaches.