Murfee (born August 15, 2016) is a male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and was the second animal to be elected to the honorary office of mayor in the town of Fair Haven, Vermont on March 3, 2020.
[1][2] Murfee was born in Oregon in 2016 and was bought by his current owners, Linda and Ray Barker of Fair Haven, Vermont that year.
[5] This included visits to hospitals, residential and outpatient care facilities, schools, colleges and universities throughout southern Vermont.
[7] His public profile grew over the next month with articles published outside the United States on Index.hr in Croatia[8] and Notícias ao Minuto in Portugal.
[3] On January 8, 2021, it was announced that the playground had been successfully funded and that Murfee would turn his attention to fundraising for the construction of a dog park in the town.