'''James Edward “Jim”'''<ref name=knoxvillefocus>Hill, Ray (August 17, 2014). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/senator-james-e-murray-montana/ Senator James E. Murray of Montana]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> '''Murray''' (May 3, 1876 – March 23, 1961) was a [[Democrat]] from [[Montana]] who was the state's Class II [[United States Senator]] from 1934 until his retirement in 1961. He was elected as a [[liberal]] and staunch [[New Deal]]er, a stance he maintained throughout his political career.<ref>March 24, 1961. [https://www.nytimes.com/1961/03/24/archives/james-e-murray-exsenator-dies-montana-democrat-stanch-supporter-of.html JAMES E. MURRAY, EX-SENATOR, DIES; Montana Democrat, Stanch Supporter of New Deal, Served From '35 to '61]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref><ref name=archives>[http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83794 James E. Murray Papers, 1918-1969]. ''Archives West''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>
He Murray is among the longest-serving U.S. senators from Montana.<ref>[https://www.cop.senate.gov/states/MT/intro.htm States in the Senate | Montana]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>
==Political career==