 When she declared herself a candidate in May 2000, the headline "From the Greens to the Liberals" ran over an article that opens with predictions Murray had made in 1997 about forest renewal, her background and wish "to create a sustainable community".In August 2000, Murray won the nomination as the BC Liberal candidate for the riding of electoral district of New Westminster.During the election, she developed climate action and forest renewal policy papers for the party leadership.