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Adam Murphy (Virginia)
Adam Murphy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 9
Incumbent H. Morgan Griffith, Brandi Hall, Adam Murphy, Joy Powers, and Brandon Cook are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 9 on November 3, 2026.
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| Brandi Hall (D) | ||
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| Joy Powers (D) | ||
| Brandon Cook (R) | ||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Adam Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Murphy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I graduated from Western Governor's University in 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Software Development. That career has catapulted me into working on some large insurance software programs at AAA where I met my wife, and building out multi-billion dollar software in the investment/derivative space of reinsurance at my current employer for hedging/simulation/accounting sub-systems. I have worked in-between those in the manufacturing and aerospace sectors, and with consumer products and medical services for a time building web apps.
My career in software development has given me a unique perspective. I have seen how corporations operate, some of the worst and some of the best. I know the type of loopholes and language they exploit.
Now, I wasn't always a programmer writing critical system logic. My first job was a bagger and cart collector at a local grocery store (they called us courtesy clerks). My second was at Best Buy. My third was a dog bather at Petsmart (that was hard, tip your groomers man!)
The benefit of my technological and programming experience is that I can put my money where my mouth is and actually demonstrate our elected officials insane lack of understanding of the digital world and the insane risk that places us all under. Real solutions for working Americans, centered around safeguarding all from the offenses of corporate overreach- Healthcare is a Human and American Right While we need to protect the existing systems, we ultimately need to be heading towards a Medicare-for-all system as it will be more cost effective than our current system while providing far better outcomes for Americans. Life and the pursuit of Happiness are two of the core pillars of the American Golden Rule after all.
- You deserve the best possible American future: People First Economic Boom and Job Opportunity There are a ton of problems currently facing America, and if we act fast we can hit 5 birds with one stone. Climate Change is the greatest threat facing us, but we can solve that problem while simultaneously reviving the American economy and manufacturing/engineering. We can reach energy independence while solving climate change while paying millions a living wage, ensuring everyone has a fair shot to get ahead.
- Expanding Labor Rights, Unions, and AI Regulation Check my website for how these intersect.
The entire point of government, especially Federal Government, is to protect the rights and privileges of the People, from both government and corporate overreach.
It should be illegal to knowingly lie to your constituents. Elected officials should have a public report on their wealth and income. It shouldn't be considered crazy to admit you were wrong or that you are learning.
And above all else, you can never forget the American Golden Rule of democracy written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all [humans] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
First grade, would have been 6ish, I remember being late to school because we were watching the towers burn and fall right before school. Then we watched it all day at school. Was a bit like the day the earth stood still for me. I still remember the looks on everyone's faces. There were no jokes that day, only fear and confusion.
Climate change is always #1, every other problem on Earth is exasperated by climate change.
AI and Job Loss is the next immediate issue. The current path we are on will absolutely lead to loss of thousands of jobs, likely millions. That's on top of the privacy right violations that make up AI as well as there being no public AI option. To a lesser extent but still major is social media algorithms being gamed, and obscure.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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