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Patrick Murphy has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Eighth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, since 2007.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 election 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Committees in the 109th Congress 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.3 Articles

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

After the first Iraq supplemental spending bill, which included a deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq, passed the House by a vote of 218-212, Rep. Murphy, who served in the Iraq War, stated, "We answered the call that so many families here in America were asking our Congress to do...No longer is this Congress going to stand idly by and watch our brave and heroic men and women go to referee a religious civil war."

Main article: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 (H.R.1591)

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Murphy was born in 1973 in Philadelphia. After attending Bucks County Community College, he enrolled at King's College, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he became a cadet in the U.S. Army ROTC and a captain of the hockey team and student body president. After graduating in 1993 with a double major, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. [1]

Murphy attended law school at the Widener University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He then worked in the office of the district attorney of Philadelphia, and later as a leader in the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic, a legal aid society serving the poor. He also served as the legislative aide to Thomas Tangretti, a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Westmoreland County. Murphy has taught American politics and government at Mount Saint Mary's University and constitutional law at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), and has also lectured at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the International Institute for Humanitarian Rights in Sanremo, Italy, and at Widener.[2]

After teaching at West Point, Murphy deployed overseas twice, serving in Bosnia (2002) and in Baghdad during the Iraq War (2003-2004). While in Baghdad as a paratrooper with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, Murphy worked to reconstruct the justice system and helped prosecute Sheik Moyad, a lieutenant of Muqtada al-Sadr. Murphy earned the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq. [3]

In 2006, Murphy married Jennifer Stafford.

Congressional career

2006 election

Murphy defeated Republican Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick by 1,500 votes to take possession of the seat in the 2006 congressional elections.[4]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Comcast Corp	$ 31,150
PMA Group	$ 30,750
Toll Brothers Inc	$ 27,650
Cozen & O'Connor	$ 26,100
Blank Rome LLP	$ 24,100
Merck & Co	$ 23,599
L-3 Communications	$ 17,950
Reservoir Capital	$ 17,600
ActBlue	$ 17,049
University of Pennsylvania	$ 15,450
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Patrick Murphy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Patrick Murphy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Patrick Murphy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Patrick Murphy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Military Personnel Subcommittee
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Committees in the 109th Congress

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Military Personnel

More Background Data

Background information on Michael G. Fitzpatrick, whom Patrick Murphy challenged in the 2006 congressional elections:

• Background information on Michael G. Fitzpatrick from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Michael G. Fitzpatrick from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Michael G. Fitzpatrick from the Washington Post database

• Information on Michael G. Fitzpatrick from Congress Merge

Contact

DC office
1007 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4276 Fax: 202-225-9511 Webform email
District offices
60 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 Ph: 215-348-1194 Fax: (none entered) 414 Mill Street, Bristol, PA 19007 Ph: 215-826-1963 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Patrick Murphy for Congress, official campaign site.
• MurphyWatch, chronicling the votes and statements of Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA 8th District)

Local blogs and discussion sites

• A Smoke-Filled Room Blogspot.
• Above Average Jane Blog.
• Suburban Guerrilla, Susie Madrak's blog.
• The Liberal Doomsayer Blogspot.
• Young Philly Politics.

Articles

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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District Offices:
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