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Donald Murphy
| Donald Murphy | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | •Marijuana Policy Project |
| Role: | Federal Policy Analyst |
| Location: | Maryland and Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | University of Baltimore (B.S. real estate & finance) |
Donald Murphy is a political consultant based in Maryland and is federal policy analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project. He is a former Maryland delegate, serving in the Maryland General Assembly House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003. He was mentioned as part of the "Influencers 500" list produced by Campaigns & Elections Magazine in 2013 (according to Campaigns & Elections, the list "is a collection of some of the top names in the consulting business state by state").[1]
Career
Donald Murphy grew up in Linthicum, Md. He attended the University of Baltimore and received a B.S. in real estate & finance in 1983.[2][3] He first entered the political sphere when he served as a campaign worker for Gerald Ford in 1976.[4]
Murphy served as president of Holmehurst Community Association from 1990 to 1991, and was a member of the Republican Central Committee for two years, starting in 1992. He also co-founded the Patapsco Valley Republican Club.[2][5]
In 1995, Murphy started work as a Republican legislator in Maryland's House of Delegates, and he became a member of the judiciary committee as well as the civil law & procedure subcommittee. He also worked as a member of the Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, beginning in 1999.[2]
Murphy was a delegate for the 2000 Republican National Convention a year later, and he worked as deputy minority whip in the House of Delegates from 2002 to 2003. That same year, he founded Republicans for Compassionate Access with a grant he received from the Marijuana Policy Project. He served as chair of the 2008 Republican National Convention’s Maryland delegation.[2][6][7]
In 2010, Murphy advised Eric Wargotz, who ran in a senatorial race against incumbent U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), and also worked with Michael Pappas on his gubernatorial campaign during its beginning stages.[2][8][9][10]
Beginning in the early 2000s, Murphy worked as a partner for Glenn & Murphy LLC, a lobbying firm based in Annapolis, Md.[6][11] He then served as legislative liaison for the Anne Arundel County Executive.[6] As of December 2015, he works as a federal policy analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project.[12]
See also
- Maryland
- Gerald Ford
- Marijuana Policy Project
- Maryland General Assembly
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Barbara Mikulski
- Eric Wargotz
- Annapolis, Md.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cloud Contact Center Industry News (Campaigns & Elections Via Acquire Media NewsEdge), "the Influencers 500 (Campaigns & Elections)," January 22, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Maryland.gov, "House of Delegates Former Delegates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ General Assembly of Maryland, "Legislators," December 1, 2015
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Freshman tries to adjust to being wooed 1995 SESSION OF THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY," January 11, 1995
- ↑ Washington Post, "Dist. 12A House of Delegates," September 8, 1994
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Marijuana Policy Project, "Key Staff," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "McCain tells Md. Republicans: 'I know how to win wars'" July 23, 2008
- ↑ PolitickerMD.com, "Pappas throws name in ring for governor," December 9, 2008
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Pappas Enters 2010 Gop Governor's Race," May 4, 2009
- ↑ Fox News, "Mikulski Bid for Fifth Term Leaves Md. Dems Staring at Career Ceiling," February 8, 2010
- ↑ Maryland.gov State Ethics Commission, "Lobbyists Listings Nov-Emp04," November 12, 2004
- ↑ Marijuana Policy Coalition of Maryland, "Press Release: Marijuana Decriminalization Fix Bill Passes General Assembly, Heads To Governor's Desk," April 15, 2015
