Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Erik Murray wants ‘solutions not chaos’ on healthcare and the economy
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Who is Erik Murray and what motivates his Senate run?
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From KCUR, this is Up to Date with Steve Kraske. I'm producer Elizabeth Ruiz. Kansas hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since the 1930s, and this year, 11 candidates are hoping to be the one to break the Republican stronghold. Up to date is continuing our conversation with political candidates, and today, Steve is joined by Kansas U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Eric Murray. He's an entrepreneur and land developer in Wyandotte County, and he's one of the names voters will see on their August 4th primary ballot with a chance to advance to the general election. The primary winner will take on Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Roger Marshall. UpToDate has requested an interview with Senator Marshall, but as of this date has not received a response.
So, Eric, for those folks out there who are unfamiliar with you, tell our listeners a little bit about you, your family, your career background.
Yeah, I appreciate that. My name is Eric Murray, born and raised in the dot, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas. I'm a fourth-generation dot. For those of you who know the history, my family is what you'd call exodusters and so came up from Louisiana. Really in search of a better life in the free state. Immigrated to Kansas. My mother's a public school teacher. My grandmother was a small business owner. Everybody knows a Naomi Newman's hamburger. I mean, generations of GM workers coming out of Fairfax had a Newman's hamburger there on 10th and Quindaro. So, yeah, I've got a long family legacy and history in Wyandotte County. I think that Wyandotte County has suffered from decades of disinvestment and deserves better.
And as I've traveled to most of the counties all over the state, I've been to over 65 of the 105 counties. Wow. the common theme that we hear is that folks want the same basics. We need communities that have functioning hospitals, grocery stores, all the things that we need in the dot, folks need in every county across this state. And so really bringing that message of investing in our communities, using my community development background, understanding how federal policy interacts with how we get dollars and investment into communities, and just bringing that energy all over the state of Kansas has been wonderful. So
thank you for having I thought it was interesting, another news outlet, the Kansas Reflector, in that you said there's a disconnect, Eric, between what capital wants and what community wants. Talk to me about that and how you want to address that concern.
Yeah, really simply.
How does Murray describe the disconnect between capital and community in Kansas?
So my firm is a triple bottom line developer. And what do we mean by that? We weight profit, planet, and people equally. and i think one of the the the key challenges that we face as a country and across this globe is greed and when people put profit and money motive above all else that's where i say when capital is not in tune with community you've got friction you've got misalignment we're seeing that play out in kck right now over this chiefs deal right
and
there's a universe where capital can move into a community the community can rally behind it political we all come together you need all three of those groups to be working in tandem to get good things done but when capital comes in and wants to just do the greedy thing the billionaire thing the extractive thing the community says no thanks and that creates the kind of friction that we see that leads to chaos and leads to conflict and you know as a father of four i am really focused on creating a better future for all kansans and for all americans and
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Erik Murray and what motivates his Senate run?
0:00–3:13
2
How does Murray describe the disconnect between capital and community in Kansas?
3:13–6:36
3
What solutions does Murray propose for Kansas’ infrastructure and property‑tax challenges?
6:36–8:57
4
Why does Murray say the federal government is set up for chaos, not solutions?
8:57–11:20
5
How does Murray plan to tackle the national deficit and defense spending?
11:20–14:12
6
What is Murray’s stance on health‑care reform and Medicare for All?
14:12–16:21
7
How does Murray envision immigration reform that balances borders and a functional system?
16:21–18:36
8
What does Murray see as the biggest priority for Kansas voters in the 2024 Senate race?
18:36–21:56
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