Frank J. Murray (born March 12, 1949[1]) is an American Catholic priest and former Democratic state representative from Maine.
[1] Murray put off graduation for a semester to go to work at the state capital, and finished his degree in between sessions of the legislature.
[2][1] The following January he ran for Secretary of State, which is elected by the members of the House and Senate, but lost by a single vote.
[1] For four years he taught math at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, where he also served as a coach.
[3][1][2] During his time at Catholic University, President Jimmy Carter came to Bangor and stayed at the Murray family home.
[2][3] While remaining at the hospital, he did campus ministry at the University of Southern Maine and did pastoral work at Sacred Heart Parish in Portland beginning in 1983.
[3] Murray became the campus minister at the University of Maine in July 1987, a post he held for seven years, while also serving as pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom in Orono.