Tom Murry | |
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Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Carolyn Thompson |
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 41st district | |
In office January 1,2011 –January 1,2015 | |
Preceded by | Chris Heagarty |
Succeeded by | Gale Adcock |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Otis Murry May 8,1977 Pine Bluff,Arkansas |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Tamara |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Cary,North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of Arkansas (PharmD) Campbell University (JD) |
Profession | Judge,Attorney,Pharmacist [1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Army National Guard |
Years of service | 2014–present |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 60thTroop Command |
Thomas Otis Murry (born May 8,1977) is an American jurist,pharmacist and Army National Guard Judge Advocate General who serves as a member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Murry formerly served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County between 2011 and 2015.
Murry was born in Pine Bluff,Arkansas. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas and Juris Doctor from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. [2]
Murry served as an at-large member of the Morrisville Town Council for five years after winning elections in 2005 and 2009. Murry resigned his council seat to be sworn-in as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. [3]
In May 2010,Murry defeated Todd Batchelor in the Republican primary before facing Democrat Chris Heagarty for in the November general election. Heagarty had been appointed to the seat just months earlier by Gov. Bev Perdue to fill the remainder of the scandal-plagued [4] term of Democratic Rep. Ty Harrell,who had recently resigned. [5] Murry defeated Heagarty by a 54% to 46% margin. [6]
Murry did not face a primary opponent in 2012. Murry defeated his November 2012 general election opponent,Jim Messina,by a 52-48 percent margin. [7]
In his first term as Representative of the 41st district,Murry was the primary sponsor of numerous bills involving medical or health care issues in North Carolina,including a GOP-led measure that sought to exempt North Carolina from the federal Affordable Care Act. [8] [9]
Murry was the primary sponsor of voter ID legislation and a regulatory reform bill that eliminated over 1400 regulations.
The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation (NCFEF) called Murry the most pro-business freshman legislator in the NC State House in 2010. [10]
Murry was ranked as the "Most Effective Freshman" in the North Carolina State House for the 2011-12 legislative session by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research (NCCPPR). [11]
Murry was ranked as the 10th most effective member of the North Carolina State House for the 2013-14 legislative session by NCCPPR.
Following the 2014 General Election,Murry became the Chief Legal Counsel to North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin in the administrative office of the NC Judicial Branch assisting the judiciary with legislative activities and strategic initiatives. [12]
After leaving the NC Judicial Branch,Murry served as Chief of Client Services at the North Carolina Army National Guard at Joint Forces Headquarters. In this capacity,Captain Murry provided legal services to Soldiers,their families and military retirees ranging from estate planning,family law,consumer protection issues,and tax law. Murry is currently a Major at 60th Troop Command based in Raleigh,NC.
Murry served as an assistant district attorney (prosecutor) in the Eleventh Prosecutorial District,comprising Franklin,Granville,Person,Vance,and Warren Counties from 2020-2023.
In 2023,Murry announced his campaign for NC Attorney General,before switching his candidacy to oppose then-NC Appellate Court Judge Carolyn Thompson. Thompson,a Democrat who was appointed in September 2023 to the NC Court of Appeals by then-Gov. Roy Cooper,lost to Murry in the November 2024 General Election,51% to 49%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Murry | 2,809,458 | 50.9% | |
Democratic | Carolyn Thompson (incumbent) | 2,710,863 | 49.1% | |
Total votes | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gale Adcock | 15,160 | 51.32% | |
Republican | Tom Murry (incumbent) | 14,383 | 48.68% | |
Total votes | 29,543 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Murry (incumbent) | 21,639 | 51.78% | |
Democratic | Jim Messina | 20,150 | 48.22% | |
Total votes | 41,789 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Murry | 19,736 | 53.65% | |
Democratic | Chris Heagarty (incumbent) | 17,052 | 46.35% | |
Total votes | 36,788 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Murry | 2,070 | 49.72% | |
Republican | Todd A. Batchelor | 1,941 | 46.63% | |
Republican | David Sloane | 152 | 3.65% | |
Total votes | 4,163 | 100% |
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