John Murphy (Washington)

John Murphy

Education

Bachelor's

Central Washington University

Graduate

Central Washington University

Law

Seattle University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal

Profession

Founder, Murphy Law Group

Contact

Personal website

John Murphy was a candidate for District 3 representative on the King County Council in Washington. Murphy was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

Murphy earned his B.S. and M.S. in education from Central Washington University. He later received his J.D. from Seattle University. Murphy is the founder of the Murphy Law Group. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2017)

Incumbent Kathy Lambert defeated John Murphy in the general election for the District 3 seat on the King County Council.

King County Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathy Lambert Incumbent	57.30%	34,358
John Murphy	42.70%	25,608
Total Votes		59,966
Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," November 7, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Murphy's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:

“	Roads Folks in unincorporated King County are footing the entire county-roads bill, so it’s no wonder we’re coming up short $260 million every year. As your representative on the County Council, John will work across the aisle to secure equitable funding of our roads and give people choices for how they get around King County. Transportation People shouldn’t have to choose between spending time with their families and being stuck in traffic. John will fight to bring back the express bus service, which so many of us have depended on to get to work. He will ensure our traffic patterns are common sense and focused on getting people where they need to go. Growth & Development We all moved here or stayed here because of the natural beauty of the Puget Sound region. John plans on working to keep it that way. Economic development and preserving our environment don’t have to be mutually exclusive. We can protect our open spaces, maintain our parks, and prevent pollution and degradation from destroying our rivers while expanding access and opportunity to Eastside residents.	”
—John Murphy (2017)

Endorsements

2017

Murphy's campaign website included the following endorsements for 2017:

• King County Democrats
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
• Metropolitan Democratic Club
• Humane Voters of Washington

See also

King County, Washington	Washington	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of King County, Washington King County, Washington Counties in Washington Cities in Washington	Washington Washington elections, 2017 Public policy in Washington Endorsers in Washington	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2017 municipal elections School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections in 2017 2017 local judicial elections

External links

Suggest a link

• King County Council
• Campaign website
• Leap Forward profile of John Murphy
• John Murphy on Twitter