Megan Murray | |
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Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Hillsborough 37th district | |
In office December 7, 2022 –Present | |
Preceded by | Peter Hansen |
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Hillsborough 22nd district | |
In office December 2017 –December 7,2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Megan A. Murray is an American politician from the New Hampshire Democratic Party. [1] [2] She has been a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Amherst,New Hampshire since the 2018. [3] [4]
Murray is married and has three children. [1] [4] Murray is a former school teacher. [4]
Murray was first elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2018 for Hillsborough District 22 and served for that district until 2022. She currently serves for the Hillsborough 37th district. [3] [4] She serves as on the Environment and Agriculture Committee and has served as the Deputy Ranking Member since 2022. [1] She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Hillsborough County Delegation. [1]
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