Murray Sabrin

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Murray Sabrin
Born (1946-12-21) December 21, 1946 (age 77)
Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Alma materRutgers University
Lehman College
Hunter College
OccupationProfessor at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Political party Republican Party
SpouseFlorence M. Sabrin (1968-present)
WebsitePersonal Website
Senate Campaign Website

Murray Sabrin (born December 21, 1946) is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey,[1]. In 2008 he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in New Jersey, the seat currently held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg.[2] He lost in the Republican primary to Dick Zimmer, a former member of the House of Representatives.

Family, education, and affiliations

Sabrin was born in Bad Wörishofen, Germany on December 21, 1946. Sabrin's parents were among the only in his family tree to survive the Holocaust.[3] Sabrin arrived in America with his older brother and parents in August 1949 and became a United States citizen in 1959. He lives with his wife of 39 years, Florence, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[4]

Sabrin has a Ph.D. in economic geography from Rutgers University, an M.A. in social studies education from Lehman College and a B.A. in history, geography and social studies education.[5] Sabrin has worked in commercial real estate sales and marketing, personal portfolio management, and economic research.[4]

Sabrin is executive director of the Center for Business and Public Policy at Ramapo College[1] and the author of Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty.

Policy advocacy and opinion writing

Sabrin's articles have appeared in The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), The Star Ledger, Trenton Times, and the Asbury Park Press. His essays have also appeared in Commerce Magazine, Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, and Privatization Review, and LewRockwell.com.[6] Sabrin is a contributing columnist for NJBIZ[7] and writes a column on the economy for START-IT magazine. Sabrin is a regular columnist for NJVoices[8] and USADaily.[9][10] He is writing a book on politics, the economy and culture titled Velvet Fascism: How the Political Elites Transformed America.[4]

Political career

Sabrin was the 1997 Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey, and the first third party candidate to receive matching funds and participate in three official debates.[11] Sabrin left the Libertarian party, and was a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for the United States Senate representing New Jersey where he faced Republican state Senator Joseph Pennacchio and former Republican Congressman Dick Zimmer.[12] Promoting limited government and nonintervention, he received endorsements from the Republican Liberty Caucus[13] and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul.[14] He was defeated in the Republican primary, garnering 14% of the vote, behind Zimmer (46%) and Pennacchio (40%).[15]

Books and articles authored

  • Sabrin, Murray (1995). Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty. Presscott Pr. ISBN 0933451253.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2005-05-10). "The Correct Cure for Health Care". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2005-07-12). "A Counterproductive Ideology in Trenton". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2005-09-30). "The Smart Way to Judge a Candidate". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2005-11-07). "Bernanke Policies Will Be Stop-and-Go". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2006-02-13). "Downsize the State's Bloated Budget". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2006-05-01). "Letter to the Governor About Our Future". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2006-10-09). "Corzine's Ideas Need Better Strategy". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2007-01-01). "Corzine's First-Year Report Card". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2007-03-19). "Corzine's Plan Perpetuates Nanny State". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2007-06-04). "New Jersey Wants the U.S. Out of Iraq". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  • Sabrin, Murray (2007-08-20). "We Need Free Enterprise, Not Debt". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ramapo College of New Jersey || Faculty/Staff". Ramapo College. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ Mulshine, Paul, "Springtime for Sabrin in the GOP", NJ.com, 20 March 2008. Retrieved on 7 April 2008.
  3. ^ Newman, Maria. "Once and Again a Republican, but Always Libertarian", The New York Times, June 1, 2000. Accessed March 5, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c ""Sabrin's Story."". MurraySabrin.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  5. ^ Burter, Cynthia (2008-02-08). "Sabrin gets back in the running". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  6. ^ "Murray Sabrin Archives". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  7. ^ "NJBIZ Staff". NJBIZ. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  8. ^ "NJVoices: Murray Sabrin: About the Author". NJVoices. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  9. ^ "USADaily". USADaily. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  10. ^ "Sabrin's Curriculum Vitae", MurraySabrin.com, Accessed March 5, 2008.
  11. ^ Pristin, Terry (1997-09-20). "Public Funds Are Approved For Libertarian". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  12. ^ "Murray Sabrin For U.S. Senate". SabrinforSenate.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  13. ^ Ajjan, George (2008-01-20). "Murray Sabrin Endorsed by Republican Liberty Caucus". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  14. ^ "Paul endorses Sabrin for Senate". PolitickerNJ. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  15. ^ "Election results". NJ.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-23.

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