Screaming At The Radio-GOP Candidate for Congress Dick Muri

GOP Candidate for Congress Dick Muri for the Washington State 10th Congressional District is our guest for the hour!

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BIO-Pierce County Councilmember and Congressional Candidate Richard “Dick” Muri was born November 30th, 1953 in Fairbanks Alaska. He graduated from Ashland High in Ashland Massachusetts in 1971 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1975 and his Masters of Public Administration from Golden Gate University 1988.

Dick Muri took office as Pierce County Councilmember District 6 on November 19, 2003, serving Lakewood, Steilacoom, DuPont, Roy, McKenna, Fort Lewis, McChord AFB, and the island communities of Anderson, McNeil, and Ketron.

 Dick received the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce John H. Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award for 1996 and was inducted into the Fort Lewis Civilian Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Fort Lewis in January 2006. Other community recognition includes the 2002 Washington State District Three Middle School Wrestling Coach of the Year Award.

 Dick was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force in 1975. He earned his navigator wings in 1976 and flew the C-141 as a Navigator. Muri served in the Gulf War from 1990-1991 as Deputy Commander of the 628th Military Airlift Support Squadron at Incirlik Airbase, Turkey. From 1992-1997, Muri was Chief of Quality Management for McChord AFB, directing a program that won numerous awards for excellence from the United States Air Force and Washington State. He retired as a Lt. Colonel with 22 years military experience.