Murray Sabrin (born December 21, 1946) is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey,. 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. 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. 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.

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. Sabrin has worked in commercial real estate sales and marketing, personal portfolio management, and economic research.

Sabrin is executive director of the Center for Business and Public Policy at Ramapo College 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. Sabrin is a contributing columnist for NJBIZ and writes a column on the economy for START-IT magazine. Sabrin is a regular columnist for NJVoices and USADaily. 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. 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. Promoting limited government and nonintervention, he received endorsements from the Republican Liberty Caucus and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul. He was defeated in the Republican primary, garnering 14% of the vote, behind Zimmer (46%) and Pennacchio (40%).

Books and articles authored

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

References

External links

• Official 2008 Senate Campaign website
• USA Daily news organization
• New Jersey-based regional web site