Murdock earned a bachelor of arts in political science and communication studies from UNC-Chapel Hill. She completed graduate work at Pfeiffer University in leadership and organizational change, and at Western Carolina University in public administration.

Natalie Murdock

Natalie S. Murdock earned a bachelor's degree in political science and communication studies from UNC-Chapel Hill. She completed graduate work in leadership and organizational change at Pfeiffer University and in public administration at Western Carolina University.

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Murdock is principle and chief strategist for Murdock Anderson Consulting (MAC) and is responsible for building partnerships with minority and rural communities with government agencies, non-profits and private corporations. She previously worked for the North Carolina Department of Justice as deputy director of communications.

My other efforts include starting a business. In 2017, I launched a company, Attal Strategies, to work with and assist private companies and non-profits to raise capital and better engage with the communities we serve.

Meet Natalie

Natalie S. Murdock is chief strategist for Murdock Anderson Consulting. She founded Attal Strategies and previously worked as deputy director of communications for the North Carolina Department of Justice.

Biography

Natalie Murdock is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 20. She assumed office on April 1, 2020 and was re-elected in 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025. Prior to becoming a senator, Murdock was the Durham County soil and water district supervisor, which allowed her to work with the county board to deliver programs to local farmers and to also work with local community members on water concerns.

Mailing Address:
16 West Jones Street, Rm. 1118
Raleigh, NC 27601

Terms in Senate: 3+ (0 in House)

Office Phone: (919) 733-4599

Senator Natalie S. Murdock - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly

Natalie currently serves in the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 20. She assumed office in 2020, was reelected in 2022, and the General Assembly lists her as having served three or more terms in the Senate.

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2026 North Carolina General Election

Across our District, people that have lived in their neighborhoods for decades are struggling to keep their homes. Natalie Murdock’s affordable housing plans for the NC senate will work to remove legislative barriers that prevent local communities from utilizing the creative and innovative tools neighboring states are using to fight gentrification and keep people in their homes. We can work to expand public-private partnerships, incentivize homeowners to stay in their homes, and provide tax credits to communities that need help with home repairs to maintain the value of their homes.

Natalie Murdock for NC Senate: Green New Deal, Healthcare & Housing

Natalie Murdock’s affordable housing plans for the NC senate will work to remove legislative barriers that prevent local communities from utilizing the creative and innovative tools neighboring states are using to fight gentrification and keep people in their homes. We can work to expand public-private partnerships, incentivize homeowners to stay in their homes, and provide tax credits to communities that need help with home repairs to maintain the value of their homes. Renters need additional rights and support; let’s continue to fund eviction diversion programs.

Senate Bill 142 — with primary sponsors Senators Lisa Grafstein (District 13), Julie Mayfield (District 49), and Natalie S. Murdock (District 20) — and House Bill 165 — with primary sponsors Representatives Marcia Morey (District 30), John Autry (District 100), Pricey Harrison (District 61), and Gloristine Brown (District 8) — are in response to the budget that lawmakers passed in 2021 that scheduled the corporate income tax rate to drop to zero by 2030. Advocates and organizations around North Carolina applauded the introduction of the Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share bill in the NC Senate and House this week that would halt the phasedown of the corporate income tax in North Carolina at the current rate of 2.5%.

NC advocates support introduction of bill to halt corporate income tax elimination

We must work to ensure our residents are provided with the training and skills needed to compete in an ever-changing economy. As a minority and woman business owner, Natalie knows the benefit of having goals to ensure that contracting opportunities are made available to all. As a small business owner, Natalie knows how hard it is to grow and expand. Let’s work to support small businesses and entrepreneurship. As new businesses come to our community, let’s make sure they hire locally.

During this session, I have sponsored/co-sponsored key pieces of legislation such as:
SB 600 – (Sponsor) Study Automation and the Workforce, would establish a committee to review the current and future effects of automation on the workforce that would provide government officials, educators, and business leaders, with the information and insight necessary to guide the state towards mitigating the negative effects of automation on workers.

Accomplishments

During this session, I have sponsored/co-sponsored key pieces of legislation such as:
SB 589 – (Sponsor) Small business capital improvement account, an act to allow small businesses to eliminate state income taxes on a portion of revenue if used for capital expenditures.

During this session, I have sponsored/co-sponsored key pieces of legislation such as:
SB 524 – (Sponsor) Small Business Assistance, An act to provide funds to assist small businesses. Provides grants to small businesses and establishes the small business recovery program.

Plans to remove state barriers to local anti-gentrification tools intended to help residents remain in their homes.

Supports public-private housing partnerships, homeowner incentives and repair tax credits, renter protections, and eviction-diversion funding.

Co-sponsored Senate Bill 142 to halt North Carolina's scheduled corporate income-tax reduction at 2.5%.

Supports small businesses and entrepreneurship and calls for new businesses to hire locally.

Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative impacts.

Sponsored SB 589 to let small businesses exclude some revenue used for capital expenditures from state income taxes.

Sponsored SB 524 to provide grants and establish a recovery program for small businesses.

- Plans to remove state barriers to local anti-gentrification tools intended to help residents remain in their homes.
- Supports public-private housing partnerships, homeowner incentives and repair tax credits, renter protections, and eviction-diversion funding.
- Co-sponsored Senate Bill 142 to halt North Carolina's scheduled corporate income-tax reduction at 2.5%.
- Supports small businesses and entrepreneurship and calls for new businesses to hire locally.
- Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative impacts.
- Sponsored SB 589 to let small businesses exclude some revenue used for capital expenditures from state income taxes.
- Sponsored SB 524 to provide grants and establish a recovery program for small businesses.

Economy

Our district is in the midst of a criminal justice renaissance. More funds are needed to support the grassroots work of organizations that are working to implement needed reforms. Natalie will work with the community to keep our neighborhoods and streets safe. As your state senator, Natalie will support and fund our NC Reentry Council, fund money bail reforms, support criminal record expungement programs, strengthen domestic violence laws, support common-sense gun laws, and support our immigrant community.

We must stop locking people up for non-violent and minor drug offenses. As we combat the opioid crisis, we must also stop criminalizing the use of marijuana.

Supports reentry services, cash-bail reform, criminal-record expungement, stronger domestic-violence laws, gun restrictions, and support for immigrant communities.

Believes in reentry services, cash-bail reform, criminal-record expungement, stronger domestic-violence laws, gun restrictions, and support for immigrant communities.

Calls for ending incarceration for nonviolent offenses and minor drug offenses and for decriminalizing marijuana use.

- Believes in reentry services, cash-bail reform, criminal-record expungement, stronger domestic-violence laws, gun restrictions, and support for immigrant communities.
- Calls for ending incarceration for nonviolent offenses and minor drug offenses and for decriminalizing marijuana use.

Public Safety

Many residents in Durham and Chatham counties lack health care. States across the nation are rolling back women’s reproductive rights. Funding for access to women’s health care is under attack. Our rural communities need greater access to health care. We must continue to fight for Medicaid expansion and fund preventable health measures.

Supports Medicaid expansion and funding preventive health measures.

- Supports Medicaid expansion and funding preventive health measures.

Healthcare

Public Schools in our district need adequate funding to provide our children with the education and tools they need to compete upon graduation. We must work to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow. Let’s pay our teachers what they deserve, expand free Pre-K, and fully restore our Teaching Fellows Program.

Everyone has a right to clean air and water. We need legislators that know climate change is real and are willing to do something about it. Funding for our water infrastructure across the state is inadequate. Natalie Murdock’s NC senate platform will work to increase state funding for programs that preserve and conserve our water. Let’s partner with local schools to provide educational and training programs to get students excited about the environment and STEM.

Supports higher teacher pay, expanded free prekindergarten, and restoring the Teaching Fellows Program.

Calls for partnerships with local schools on environmental education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and training programs.

- Supports higher teacher pay, expanded free prekindergarten, and restoring the Teaching Fellows Program.
- Calls for partnerships with local schools on environmental education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and training programs.

Education

We all have a right to clean air and water. We need legislators that know climate change is real and are willing to do something about it. Natalie Murdock’s NC state senate platform supports the New Green Deal, embracing innovative solutions to protect Durham and Chatham counties. Studies show that even a fraction of offshore wind energy resources could help meet North Carolina’s energy needs by 20%.

Everyone has a right to clean air and water. We need legislators that know climate change is real and are willing to do something about it. Funding for our water infrastructure across the state is inadequate. Natalie Murdock’s NC senate platform will work to increase state funding for programs that preserve and conserve our water.

Natalie Murdock’s NC senate platform is focused on implementing evidence-based solutions to address our gaps in air and water quality. She will increase state investment in renewable energy and programs that preserve and conserve our water.

During this session, I have sponsored/co-sponsored key pieces of legislation such as:
SB 563 – (Sponsor) Renewable Energy Tax Credit, an act to reenact a tax credit incentive for investing in renewable energy property. Business provision: a credit ceiling of two million five hundred thousand dollars applies to each installation of renewable energy property placed in service for a business purpose.

Said climate change is real and called for legislators to act on it.

Plans to increase state investment in renewable energy and water-conservation programs.

Sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 563 to reinstate a tax credit for investments in renewable-energy property.

- Supports the Green New Deal.
- Said climate change is real and called for legislators to act on it.
- Plans to increase state investment in renewable energy and water-conservation programs.
- Sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 563 to reinstate a tax credit for investments in renewable-energy property.

Energy & the Environment

As of January 5, 2026, Natalie S. Murdock’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Such reform should include:
 Changing the state Constitution to stop legislative gerrymandering and establish a commission independent of political considerations. Such a change would ensure that the planning and drawing of all legislative and congressional districts occur fairly and to ensure that each vote matters in legislative and congressional elections. The people need to pick their representatives instead of politicians choosing what people they will represent.

These rules would require:
 A clear 48-hour notice for all voting sessions
 A clear 24-hour notice on all legislation that can come up in a voting session
 Requirements that no votes can occur after 11 p.m. or on Sundays and other changes that would stop legislative leaders from manipulating the voting schedule and ensuring the legislature focuses solely on the people’s business
 A specific code of conduct that all elected officials would have to receive and sign to ensure that they follow and keep the highest ethical standards

Supports a constitutional amendment to end legislative gerrymandering and create an independent redistricting commission.

Supports advance notice of legislative voting sessions and bills, limits on late-night and Sunday votes, and rules intended to prevent schedule manipulation.

- Supports a constitutional amendment to end legislative gerrymandering and create an independent redistricting commission.
- Supports advance notice of legislative voting sessions and bills, limits on late-night and Sunday votes, and rules intended to prevent schedule manipulation.

Voting & Elections

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Natalie S. Murdock

- Supports small businesses and entrepreneurship and calls for new businesses to hire locally.
- Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative impacts.
- Sponsored SB 589 to let small businesses exclude some revenue used for capital expenditures from state income taxes.
- Sponsored SB 524 to provide grants and establish a recovery program for small businesses.

- Calls for ending incarceration for nonviolent offenses and minor drug offenses and for decriminalizing marijuana use.

- Said climate change is real and called for legislators to act on it.
- Plans to increase state investment in renewable energy and water-conservation programs.
- Sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 563 to reinstate a tax credit for investments in renewable-energy property.

Supports small businesses and entrepreneurship, and emphasizes the importance of hiring locally as new businesses enter the community.

Supports providing residents with training and skills needed to compete in an ever-changing economy.

Supports allowing small businesses to eliminate state income taxes on a portion of revenue used for capital expenditures.

Supports tax incentives for small businesses to hire North Carolina workers.

Supports providing funds and grants to assist small businesses through the Small Business Assistance program.

Supports promoting the use of veteran contractors in state purchasing and procurement through legislation.

Supports grants to businesses and nonprofits that serve the public interest and well-being of the Durham community.

Supports appropriating funds to establish a Center for Entrepreneurship through the national institute of minority economic development.

Supports reenacting a tax credit incentive for investing in renewable energy property, with a credit ceiling of $2.5 million for each installation for business purposes.

Supports stopping the incarceration of individuals for non-violent and minor drug offenses and advocates for decriminalizing marijuana use.

Supports funding for the NC Reentry Council, money bail reforms, criminal record expungement programs, strengthening domestic violence laws, common-sense gun laws, and the immigrant community.

Supports Medicaid expansion and increased access to healthcare, particularly for women and rural communities.

Supports Medicaid expansion and funding for preventive health measures.

Supports adequate funding for public schools, fair teacher compensation, expansion of free Pre-K, and restoration of the Teaching Fellows Program to prepare students for future jobs.

Supports raising teacher pay, expanding free Pre-K, and restoring the Teaching Fellows Program.

Aims to expand partnerships with local schools to provide educational and training programs focused on environmental stewardship.

Supports the New Green Deal, emphasizing the right to clean air and water, addressing climate change, increasing investment in renewable energy, and implementing evidence-based solutions for air and water quality.

Supports and funds initiatives for the immigrant community, including criminal record expungement programs and domestic violence law strengthening.

Supports changing the state Constitution to stop legislative gerrymandering and establish an independent commission for fair district planning and drawing.

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