Throughout his public career, Tim Murray has taken on the tough challenges of economic development, improving public education, protecting the environment and making government more responsive to every citizen.

Prior to his election as Lieutenant Governor, Tim was a three-term mayor of Worcester, the state’s second largest city. Under Tim’s leadership, Worcester experienced unprecedented progress, with $1 billion of new economic development projects that are helping to transform an older industrial city into one that is well-positioned to lead and grow in the new economy.

As mayor, Tim chaired the Worcester School Committee and helped make that city’s schools among the best urban school systems in the nation. Tim built community partnerships to lower drop-out rates, launch school-based health initiatives and expand after-school programs to support working families.

Tim is a Worcester native and the oldest of five children. His father taught high school and his mother is a registered nurse. Tim attended Worcester public schools and went on to St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury. Tim earned his bachelor’s degree at Fordham University, and then put himself through law school attending classes at night while working days as a substitute school teacher and an advocate for homeless families. Tim earned his law degree from the Western New England School of Law in Springfield and became a partner in the Worcester firm of Tattan, Leonard and Murray.

Tim was first elected to the Worcester City Council in 1997 and became mayor in 2001. Prior to his elective service, Tim was active for many years in a wide range of community initiatives. He served on the boards of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester Community Action Council, the Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students and Preservation Worcester.

Tim is married to Tammy (Sullivan), an occupational therapist who works with school-age children. Tim and Tammy live in Worcester with their daughters, Helen and Katerine.