Ben Murrey Email & Phone Number

United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Experience:• Advise Senator Cruz as a subject matter expert on all issues pertaining to Energy, Regulatory Reform, Tax, Budget, Appropriations, and the Joint Economic Committee • Analyze and track legislation, agency rules, and other forms of policy on Capitol Hill, within executive agencies, and in industry • Compose persuasive and substantives policy materials for social media, op-eds, press releases, and public letters from Senator Cruz • Strategically develop policy proposals and formulate legislation in collaboration with other congressional staff, outside experts, and legislative counsel • Cultivate relationships with allies both on and off the Hill, meeting with constituents, lobbyists, trade associations, conservative and liberty movement NGOs • Staff Senator Cruz for Joint Economic Committee (JEC) hearings • Draft decision memos, vote recommendations, and briefing papers for Senator CruzAccomplishments: • Legislative Victory— Authored and secured enactment of bipartisan legislation to remove the tax penalty for non-profit fringe employee benefits, which became law in the 2019 year-end tax deal (PL 116-94) • Congressional Oversight— Successfully mediated differences between the air compressor industry and DOE, ultimately effecting a three-year delay of Obama-era regulatory overreach in the final rule • Professional Development— Pursued furthering education by attending classes and trainings: CPI Senate Procedure, House Procedure, Budget & Appropriations, Tax, and Administrative Law; Heritage Congressional Fellows and other regular lectures; Hillsdale College “Coffee with the Classics” and Saturday morning seminar series; CRS trainings and seminars; Economics by the Slice; and others

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Experience:• Advised Senator Cruz as a subject matter expert on all issues pertaining to Energy, Environment, Regulatory Reform, Tax, Budget, Appropriations, and Economics • Supported legislative staff with research, attending briefings, and meeting with constituents and lobbyists.• Drafted constituent letters in response to policy inquiriesJoint Economic Committee—Staffed Senator Cruz at hearings, attended staff briefings, drafted briefing papers for hearings, and prepared witness questions for the Senator to askAccomplishments:• CNN Debate Prep—Contributed to preparing Senator Cruz for two televised CNN debates on tax and healthcare policy with Bernie Sanders, providing policy background, talking points, quotes, and stats.• Regulatory Reform—Spearheaded regulatory reform efforts, drafting decision memos on CRA proposals, crafting legislation, and working with executive agencies to reduce government regulations• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act— Advised Senator Cruz throughout the 2017 Tax Reform process, tracking changes to various legislative drafts and proposals and writing vote recommendations for Senate amendments

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Legislative correspondent for the energy and environment portfolio• Oversaw a team of legislative correspondents in their correspondence duties• Established system for managing ~10,000 weekly constituent letters • Delivered weekly correspondence reports for legislative director

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Policy Portfolio: Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources• Partnered with the Energy LA and Domestic Policy Advisor in drafting Senator Cruz’s comprehensive energy reform legislation: The American Energy Renaissance Act • Prepared decision memos and briefing papers for Sen. Cruz• Assisted policy staff with research, met with constituents, and drafted constituent letters

Austin, Texas, United States

• Created Senator Cruz’s process for nominating students to U.S. Military Academies• Responsible for administrative tasks in Sen. Cruz’s main state office

Austin, Texas, United States

• Assisted Director of Operations in scheduling, logistics and event briefing for Ted Cruz• Managed in-house finances and vendor payments• Served on Senator Elect Ted Cruz’s campaign-side transition team

Tyler, Texas, United States

• Oversaw grassroots efforts for 45 East Texas counties• Highest-yielding field director in calls made at phone banks

Dallas, Tx

• Lead drafter of grant proposals to charitable foundations• Communicated with donors and potential donors via phone, letters and e-mails• Raised thousands of dollars by ‘selling’ NCPA ideas to donors

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Led initiative to expand online resources for Texas Youth & Government participants• Communicated with donors and potential donors via phone, letters and e-mails• Raised thousands of dollars by ‘selling’ NCPA ideas to donors

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Politics (With Honors), German (With Honors), Cumulative: 3.7, Politics: 3.74, German: 4.0

German And German/European Politics, Spring Of Junior Year

Awards: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Scholarship Hillsdale College, German Department Study Abroad Scholarship

U.S. Department Of State "Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange" Scholarship, Junior Year Of High School

• Won a highly-competitive scholarship fully funded by the State Department for high school students to spend a year immersed in German.