State Senator Accepts Republication Nomination for 2016 Election

From Terrence Murphy for State Senate:

This week, State Sen. Terrence Murphy accepted the Republican nomination for a second term representing the 40th Senate District during the Republican Convention at Sinapi's Ceola Manor.

Although the 2014 race was hotly contested, Murphy defeated his opponent by twelve points on election day. Since then, Murphy has become one of the most effective lawmakers in Albany, particularly for a freshman, passing a statewide bill to grant parity for Vietnam veterans, achieving his goal to end Common Core, restore the Gap Elimination Adjustment and delivering a record amount of school funding for our local schools, roads and infrastructure.

Senator Murphy also helped create the best paid family leave program in the country, passed the Women's Equality Act and his Westchester Clean Water Act to keep inland waterways clean, along with funding the largest conservation project in Westchester to clean up and restore the Croton landfill meadow.

Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell nominated Murphy during the convention.

"I didn't have to prepare any notes today, I can do this right from the heart," Odell said. "Terrence Murphy has served the people of the fortieth district brilliantly."

"He's served them with compassion; he's served them with his heart and soul; and he's served them with the underlying message that family is first," Odell said. "I believe if you put your first foot forward with family first, you can't go wrong. I think that senator murphy has shown us not only his love for family and his commitment to his district, but he has shown us that he is tough, and he's shown us that he is not afraid and he can't be intimidated.

"I think the most remarkable and outstanding thing that I have seen, and I've known the senator for quite some time, which I think that we can all say, is his authenticity, one of the hardest things to find from an elected official these days. We've seen a lot of people go to Albany to change Albany, but we've seen a lot of people have Albany change them. One thing is for sure, Senator Murphy has changed, but he's changed for the better. He's stronger, he's more committed, he's more dedicated, and he absolutely continue to represent with dignity and class."

"We passed term limits for leadership in the Senate, cut income taxes by twenty-percent and passed business tax cuts in two straight on time budgets that stay within a self-imposed spending cap," Murphy said. "We introduced legislation to monitor the influx of Syrian Refugees and stood up against the radical and insane over reach to grant teaching and medical licenses to illegal immigrants while the service men and women of our Armed Forces and their spouses are told their training is no good.

"But there is so much more that needs to be done! From cleaning up our government and finally putting the public interest ahead of self-interest, to fixing the unfair school funding formula that penalizes Westchester schools and taxpayers, to reigning in out-of-control Albany rule makers who stifle business growth with over-regulation, and shifting toward a system where we provide real property tax relief instead of just addressing property tax growth, I will need your support."

Murphy received a unanimous vote from the members of the Westchester Republican County Committee, Putnam County Republican Committee and Dutchess Republican County Committee in attendance.