Murray graduated from Mankato State University, receiving his B.S.

[1] Murray is also an investment advisor and small business owner of ISC Financial Advisors, based in Minneapolis and Albert Lea.

[1] A Republican, Murray was elected to the House in 2010, unseating incumbent Representative Robin Brown by 57 votes after a recount.

In 2012, he lost reelection to DFL nominee Shannon Savick by 653 votes.

Active in his community and church through the years, Murray has been a member of the local Salvation Army Board, the Albert Lea Technical College Foundation Board, the Naeve Healthcare Foundation Board, the Southern Minnesota Judicial Ethics Committee, the Circle of Parenting Child Abuse Prevention Board, the local United Way, and local youth athletics and recreation programs.