Murray Sabrin

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| birth_place = Bad Wörishofen, Germany

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| nationality = American

| institution = Ramapo College of New Jersey

| field = Financial economics

| alma_mater = Rutgers University
Lehman College
Hunter College

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Murray Sabrin (born December 21, 1946) is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College and a perennial candidate for public office in New Jersey.

Family, education, and affiliations

Sabrin was born in Bad Wörishofen, Germany, on December 21, 1946. His parents, being of Jewish ancestry, were among the only people in his family to survive the Holocaust.{{cite news |first=Maria |last=Newman |title=Once and Again a Republican, but Always Libertarian |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/01/nyregion/once-and-again-a-republican-but-always-libertarian.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 1, 2000 |access-date=March 5, 2008}} Sabrin has said "during World War Two, my father, a Jewish resistance fighter in Lithuania, fought for his freedom and his life with a gun. I'm alive today because of him."{{Citation|last=Murray Sabrin|title=Murray Sabrin – 2nd Amendment|date=2014-04-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhLGyaQgenM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YhLGyaQgenM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-06-16}}{{cbignore}} Sabrin arrived in the U.S. with his older brother and parents in August 1949 and became a United States citizen in 1959.

He lived with his wife, Florence, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.{{cite web|title=Sabrin's Story.|url=http://murraysabrin.com/sabrinStory.asp|work=MurraySabrin.com|accessdate=2008-03-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080301183322/http://www.murraysabrin.com/sabrinStory.asp |archive-date = 2008-03-01}}

He moved to Florida in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Sabrin retiring to Florida |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/sabrin-retiring-to-florida/ |website=New Jersey |publisher=Sea of Reeds Media|date=June 2021}}

Sabrin has a Ph.D. in 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 from Hunter College.{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20080208_Sabrin_gets_back_in_the_running.html|title=Sabrin gets back in the running|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=2008-02-08|first=Cynthia|last=Burter|accessdate=2008-03-10}} {{Dead link|date=January 2010}} He has worked in commercial real estate sales and marketing, personal portfolio management, and economic research.

Sabrin is the former executive director of the Center for Business and Public Policy at Ramapo College,{{cite web|url=http://www.ramapo.edu/facultystaff/cbpp/|title=Ramapo College of New Jersey | Faculty/Staff|work=Ramapo College|accessdate=2008-03-10}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and is 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 Asbury Park Press. His essays have also appeared in Commerce Magazine, Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, Privatization Review, and LewRockwell.com.{{cite web|title=Murray Sabrin Archives.|work=LewRockwell.com|url=http://archive.lewrockwell.com/sabrin/sabrin-arch.html|accessdate=2008-03-10}} Sabrin is a contributing columnist for NJBIZ{{cite web|url=http://www.njbiz.com/staff.asp|title=NJBIZ Staff|work=NJBIZ|accessdate=2008-03-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213082859/http://njbiz.com/staff.asp |archive-date = 2008-02-13}} and writes a column on the economy for START-IT magazine. He is a regular columnist for NJVoices{{cite web|url=http://blog.nj.com/njv_murray_sabrin/about.html|title=NJVoices: Murray Sabrin: About the Author|work=NJVoices|accessdate=2008-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304041357/http://blog.nj.com/njv_murray_sabrin/about.html|archive-date=2008-03-04}} and USADaily.{{cite web|url=http://www.usadaily.com/section.cfm?sectionID=208|title=USADaily|publisher=USADaily|accessdate=2008-03-10 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080219081658/http://usadaily.com/section.cfm?sectionID=208 |archive-date = 2008-02-19}}[http://www.murraysabrin.com/vitae.asp "Sabrin's Curriculum Vitae"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221060729/http://www.murraysabrin.com/vitae.asp |date=2008-02-21 }}, MurraySabrin.com, Accessed March 5, 2008.

He is writing a book on politics, the economy and culture titled Velvet Fascism: How the Political Elites Transformed America.

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.{{cite news|first=Terry|last=Pristin|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E7DA163BF933A1575AC0A961958260&scp=2&sq=%22Murray+Sabrin%22+first+%22third+party%22&st=nyt|title=Public Funds Are Approved For Libertarian|work=The New York Times|date=1997-09-20|accessdate=2008-02-11}} He garnered 5% of the vote in the election, and the race went to Christine Todd Whitman. In 2008 Sabrin ran as 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.{{cite web|title=Murray Sabrin For U.S. Senate.|work=SabrinforSenate.com|url=http://www.sabrinforsenate.com/|accessdate=2008-03-10}} Promoting limited government and noninterventionism, he received endorsements from the Republican Liberty Caucus{{cite news|url=http://politickernj.com/murray-sabrin-endorsed-republican-liberty-caucus-15580|title=Murray Sabrin Endorsed by Republican Liberty Caucus|date=2008-01-20|accessdate=2008-03-18|work=PolitickerNJ|first=George|last=Ajjan}} and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul.{{cite web|url=http://politickernj.com/paul-endorses-sabrin-senate-15325|title=Paul endorses Sabrin for Senate|work=PolitickerNJ|accessdate=2008-03-10|date=2008-01-10}} He garnered 14% of the vote, behind Zimmer (46%) and Pennacchio (40%).{{cite web|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2008/by_state/NJ_Page_0603.html|title=Election results|work=NJ.com|date=2008-06-09|accessdate=2008-06-23}} He sought the Republican nomination to the same seat in 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/ramapo_professor_murray_sabrin_jumps_into_us_senate_race.html|title=Ramapo professor Murray Sabrin jumps into U.S. Senate race|work=NJ.com|first=Matt|last=Friedman|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2014}} but lost to Jeff Bell.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/jeff_bell_to_face_cory_booker_after_winning_republican_us_senate_primary.html|title=Jeff Bell to face Cory Booker after winning Republican U.S. Senate primary|work=Newark Star-Ledger|first=Matt|last=Friedman|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2014}}

In January 2018, he announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate again, this time under the New Jersey Libertarian Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/01/libertarian_candidate_is_first_to_oppose_menendez.html|title=Menendez gets his first challenger in Senate race: An 'out of the box' Libertarian|website=NJ.com|date=26 January 2018|access-date=January 28, 2018}}

Political positions

=Abortion=

Sabrin is anti-abortion.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/10/27/jerseys-rockefeller-republican/ab788abb-fc41-43dd-8fbe-c956a673007a/|title=Jersey's Rockefeller Republican|first=Robert D.|last=Novak|date=October 27, 1997|access-date=January 28, 2018|via=www.WashingtonPost.com}} During the 2014 election, he wrote a letter criticizing Senate candidate Brian Goldberg on his pro-choice position.{{cite web|url=https://savejersey.com/2014/03/sabrin-goldberg-abortion-senate-primary/|title=Sabrin Raps Goldberg with Abortion »|date=March 28, 2014|website=SaveJersey.com|access-date=January 28, 2018}}

=Foreign policy=

Sabrin is an outspoken supporter of a non-interventionist foreign policy.

Bibliography

{{cite book|title=Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty|year=1995|publisher=Presscott Pr|isbn=0-933451-25-3}}
{{cite news|title=The Correct Cure for Health Care |date=2005-05-10 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=62500 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212111149/http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=62500 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}
{{cite news|title=A Counterproductive Ideology in Trenton |date=2005-07-12 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=64451 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212111200/http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=64451 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}
{{cite news|title=The Smart Way to Judge a Candidate |date=2005-09-30 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=65160 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212111209/http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=65160 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}
{{cite news|title=Bernanke Policies Will Be Stop-and-Go |date=2005-11-07 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=63976 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212111221/http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=63976 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}
{{cite news|title=Downsize the State's Bloated Budget. |date=2006-02-13 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=66291 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019035949/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=66291 |archive-date=October 19, 2008 }}
{{cite news|title=Letter to the Governor About Our Future |date=2006-05-01 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=67072 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208154126/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=67072 |archive-date=February 8, 2012 }}
{{cite news|title=Corzine's Ideas Need Better Strategy |date=2006-10-09 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=68654 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101015533/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=68654 |archive-date=January 1, 2010 }}
{{cite news|title=Corzine's First-Year Report Card |date=2007-01-01 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=69461 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101031209/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=69461 |archive-date=January 1, 2010 }}
{{cite news|title=Corzine's Plan Perpetuates Nanny State |date=2007-03-19 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=70201 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205132117/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=70201 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 }}
{{cite news|title=New Jersey Wants the U.S. Out of Iraq |date=2007-06-04 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=70932 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205174449/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=70932 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 }}
{{cite news|title=We Need Free Enterprise, Not Debt |date=2007-08-20 |work=NJBIZ |publisher=Journal Publications, Inc. |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=71654 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205152759/http://njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=71654 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050201112006/http://njvoices.com/ New Jersey-based regional website]
[http://archive.lewrockwell.com/sabrin/sabrin-arch.html Murray Sabrin archives at LewRockwell.com]
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