- Tom Murt
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state_house = Pennsylvania
district = 152nd
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term_start = 2007
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predecessor =Sue Cornell
successor = Incumbent
party = Republican
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footnotesTom Murt is an American politician from the U.S. State of
Pennsylvania . He is a member of the Republican Party and currently serves as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from the 152nd Legislative District.Biography
Murt is a native of
Hatboro, Pennsylvania and graduated fromArchbishop Wood High School . He has a Bachelor's degreee in Economics fromPenn State University and a Master's degree in Education fromLaSalle University . He also earned a Teaching Certificate from Gwynedd-Mercy College.He is a Staff Sergeant in the
United States Army Reserve and served one tour inIraq after a call-up in 2003. [http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0126/campaign.html Tom Waring, "Cornell in for a seat fight", Northeast Times, 1/26/06] ]Political career
Murt was elected to the Upper Moreland Township Board of Commissioners in 1993 and served for ten years but resigned after he was called to active duty in the Army. He also served on the Upper Moreland School Board.
In 2006, Murt ran for the Pennsylvania State House against incumbent
Sue Cornell in the Republican primary. He benefited from voter anger over the 2005 legislative pay raise. Even though Cornell won the party endorsement and had support from other State Representatives Murt prevailed in the primary with 55% of the vote. [http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0525/cornell.html Tom Waring, "Primary shocker in the 152nd", Northeast Times, 5/25/2006] ] Murt went on to defeat Democrat Michael Paston in the general election with 54% of the vote. [ [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13 Election Returns, Pennsylvania Department of State] ]References
External links
* [http://www.repmurt.com/ Representative Tom Murt] "official web site"
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