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Ed Murnane Biography

 

Ed Murnane was named President of the Illinois Civil Justice League early in 1993 after serving for four years in the Reagan and Bush Administrations, including three years as the Midwest Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. He also served in the White House as an Assistant to President Bush and Director of Presidential Advance.

He managed the successful Bush campaign in Illinois in 1988 and served in senior management positions in the Reagan campaigns in 1976, 1980 and 1984.

Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Murnane was the Public Affairs Director for the Regional Transportation Authority and was responsible for the public affairs and government relations programs for the second largest transportation system in the United States. He directed the RTA's legislative programs in both Springfield and Washington, D.C.

Murnane is a former award-winning journalist and he served as a Congressional aide in Washington, D.C. He operated a public affairs consulting firm in Illinois in the late 1970s which specialized in government and political affairs, including lobbying in the Illinois General Assembly.

He has served on the board of directors of the American Tort Reform Association since 1997.

Murnane is a native of Chicago and currently lives in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

 

 

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Ed Murnane

President

Illinois Civil Justice League

One IBM Plaza
Suite 2800
330 North Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60611
 312-595-0758
emurnane@icjl.org