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Mary C. Murphy (Minnesota state representative)

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Mary Murphy
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Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

College of Saint Scholastica

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Teacher
Contact

Mary Murphy (Democratic Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 3B. She assumed office in 1977. She left office on January 3, 2023.

Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 3B. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Murphy served as State Representative for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B from 1977-2023.

Biography

Murphy's professional experience includes working as a social studies teacher at Duluth Central High School from 1964 to 1997, and as a historical preservationist.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
Education
Ethics
Legacy Funding

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
Ethics
Government Operations
Legacy
• State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Natalie Zeleznikar defeated incumbent Mary Murphy in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Natalie Zeleznikar
Natalie Zeleznikar (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
10,813
Image of Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy (D)
 
49.9
 
10,780
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
31

Total votes: 21,624
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Natalie Zeleznikar advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B.

2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Incumbent Mary Murphy defeated Andrew Hjelle in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy (D)
 
56.6
 
13,865
Andrew Hjelle (R)
 
43.3
 
10,603
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
20

Total votes: 24,488
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Andrew Hjelle advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Incumbent Mary Murphy defeated Keith MacDonald in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy (D)
 
60.0
 
12,282
Keith MacDonald (R)
 
39.9
 
8,162
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
15

Total votes: 20,459
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Incumbent Mary Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Keith MacDonald advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on August 14, 2018.


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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Mary Murphy defeated Timothy Brandon in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B general election.[2][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mary Murphy Incumbent 59.63% 13,429
     Republican Timothy Brandon 40.37% 9,090
Total Votes 22,519
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Mary Murphy ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B Democratic primary.[4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mary Murphy Incumbent (unopposed)


Timothy Brandon ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B Republican primary.[4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Timothy Brandon  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Mary Murphy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Wade Fremling was unopposed in the Republican primary. Murphy defeated Fremling in the general election.[6][7][8]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Murphy Incumbent 62.2% 9,956
     Republican Wade Fremling 37.7% 6,041
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 19
Total Votes 16,016

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Murphy won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 7 and defeated Keith MacDonald (R) in the general election on November 6.[9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Murphy Incumbent 65% 14,366
     Republican Keith MacDonald 35% 7,727
Total Votes 22,093

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Murphy won re-election to the District 6B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Keith MacDonald (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Mary Murphy (DFL) 9,870 60.59%
Keith MacDonald (R) 6,408 39.33%
Write-In 13 0.08%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Murphy won election to the District 6B Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Steve Townsend. [13]

Murphy raised $25,539 for her campaign.[14]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6B (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Mary Murphy (DFL) 14,807 65.23%
Steve Townsend (R) 7,823 34.46%
Write-In 70 .31%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Mary Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Mary Murphy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota House of Representatives District 3BLost general$51,689 $67,657
2020Minnesota House of Representatives District 3BWon general$26,836 N/A**
2018Minnesota House of Representatives District 3BWon general$21,924 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3bWon $20,221 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3bWon $23,045 N/A**
2012Minnesota House, District 3BWon $17,514 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 6BWon $19,468 N/A**
2008Minnesota House, District 6BWon $25,539 N/A**
2006Minnesota House, District 6BWon $23,080 N/A**
2004Minnesota House, District 6BWon $22,142 N/A**
2002Minnesota House, District 6BWon $19,042 N/A**
2000Minnesota House, District 8AWon $18,584 N/A**
1998Minnesota House, District 8AWon $20,485 N/A**
1996Minnesota House, District 8AWon $23,429 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."
Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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2011

Personal

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Murphy has been Chair of the Saint Louis County Legislative Delegation, and a member of the Minnesota Delegation of the Great Lakes Commission, and the Pension Commission.[15]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B
1977-2023
Succeeded by
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Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Lisa Demuth
Majority Leader:Harry Niska
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Jim Joy (R)
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Ben Davis (R)
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Kim Hicks (D)
District 25B
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Max Rymer (R)
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Ethan Cha (D)
District 48A
Jim Nash (R)
District 48B
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Liz Reyer (D)
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John Huot (D)
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Fue Lee (D)
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Liz Lee (D)
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Jay Xiong (D)
Republican Party (67)
Democratic Party (66)
Vacancies (1)