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State Senator, 20th District

Dale Murney

Candidate for State Senator, 20th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Retired court referee and magistrate; attorney
Lives in
Paw Paw Township
Campaign website
murney4senate.com

Retired from the Berrien County courts in October 2024 after serving as a Family Court referee (2003–2009) and as a magistrate and court administrator in South Haven. Earlier an assistant prosecutor in Kalamazoo and a solo-practice attorney.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Proposes a living wage to recruit and keep certified teachers

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “Increase hiring and retention of certified teachers by paying them a living wage.”
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  • Proposes opening state preschool to all families from age 3

    Would extend the Great Start Readiness Program and Young 5s to all families and lower the GSRP age to 3.

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “extending the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) as well as Young 5s to all families in Michigan”
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  • Proposes keeping Chromebooks out of classrooms before 4th grade

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “Advocate to keep Chromebooks and any other electronic media out of classrooms until the 4th grade.”
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  • Proposes a life-skills class as a graduation requirement

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “Create a graduation requirement for a “life-skills” class to better prepare our graduates for the responsibilities of adulthood.”
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Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes expanding vocational education statewide

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “Expand vocational educational programs throughout the state to create labor-ready skills.”
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  • Supports farm solar and digesters as added farm income

    Cites agrivoltaics (crops or grazing under solar panels) and anaerobic digestion.

    Position — Murney 4 MI Senate

    Campaign website · murney4senate.com

    “Promote supplemental sources of revenue for farmers so that they can continue to remain on the land during periods of economic upheaval”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Dale Murney on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (9)

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