Kevin Murray

Background

He was the first California Assemblyman to serve alongside his father.

Education

Murray attended California State University, Northridge, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration. Murray earned a Master of Business Administration from in 1983, and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1987.

Career

Prior to his election to the assembly, Murray practiced law in the areas of entertainment, real estate, insurance, and dependency. He also provided consulting and management services to artists in the entertainment industry. Murray was an assemblyman in the from 1994 to 1998.

He represented the 47th district, which covers an area of Los Los Angeles

Murray was a Democrat, and he served as Chair of the Transportation Committee. Murray was a senator in the, representing the 26th district based in Culver City, California.

He was also chair of the Appropriations Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Democratic Caucus, and the California Legislative Black Caucus. Murray also served on the California Film Commission.

He retired due to term limits in 2006.

In the early 2000s, Senator Murray was vigorous in his advocacy on behalf of creative workers in the entertainment industry. He convened hearings in 2001 and 2002 on contracting and accounting practices in the recording industry and sponsored two bills aimed to improve the legal standing of recording artists with respect to the duration of their contracts and their ability to conduct royalty audits of their record companies. These measures were strongly opposed by the RIAA.

The contract oriented bill (Bachelor of Science 1246, which would have amended the California Labor Code) failed to pass, but the audit bill (Bachelor of Science 1034) was passed.

On December 4, 2008, announced that Kevin Murray has been elected to Premier Power’s board of directors. Kevin has two children, Jordan (13) and Mathew (9).

Achievements

• Kevin Murray has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.