Consequently, she considered whether to run for re-election to the Senate or run for Governor of Massachusetts in 2014. Instead she chose to retire and was succeeded by Vinny deMacedo. Campaign contributors In 2008 Murray was the top Massachusetts state legislative official recipient of lobbyist donations. According to campaign finance reports, casino lobbying interests were among the largest special interest group donating to Murray in 2009. Personal life Murray is a 36-year resident of Plymouth and the mother of one daughter. See also 1993–1994 Massachusetts legislature 1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature 1997–1998 Massachusetts legislature 1999–2000 Massachusetts legislature 2001–2002 Massachusetts legislature 2003–2004 Massachusetts legislature 2005–2006 Massachusetts legislature 2007–2008 Massachusetts legislature 2009–2010 Massachusetts legislature 2011–2012 Massachusetts legislature 2013–2014 Massachusetts legislature References External links Biography of Therese Murray at Massachusetts General Court 1947 births Living people Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators Northeastern University alumni Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate Women state legislators in Massachusetts 21st-century American women