Peter Murphy (politician)

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name = Peter Murphy


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birth_date = birth date and age|1949|7|15
birth_place = Washington, D.C.
residence = Maryland
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office = Maryland House of Delegates
term_start = January, 2007
term_end = Present
predecessor = William Daniel Mayer
successor = incumbent
constituency = Charles County, Maryland
party = Democrat
religion = Christian
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spouse = divorced
children = Mollie and Katie
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Peter Murphy is an American politician who represents district 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Background

Delegate Murphy was born in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 1949. Murphy has both a B.A. and a M.A. from the American University, and an Ed.S. Degree in Counseling from George Washington University. He began his non-political career as a microbiologist for the National Institutes of Health. There he developed a strong interest in teaching and education and went on to teach science and math at General Smallwood Middle School in Indian Head, Maryland. He later directed a large educational testing program at George Washington University. [http://electpetermurphy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/elections/2006/maryland/candidates/Peter_Murphy.html]

In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates since January 10, 2007. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2007- (education subcommittee, 2007-; transportation subcommittee, 2007-). [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14628.html]

Legislative notes

* voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm]
* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) [http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
* sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007, allowing the state to confiscate unused portions of gift certificates after 4 years. [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007s1/billfile/HB0030.htm House Bill 30]

External links

* [http://www.delegatepetermurphy.com/ delegatepetermurphy.com] Official web site