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Matt Murphy (Illinois)
Matt Murphy is a former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 27 from 2007 to 2016. He resigned on September 15, 2016, to take a job in private sector.[1][2]
Biography
Murphy attended the University of Iowa and graduated from John Marshall Law School with a Juris Doctor. Murphy is an attorney with Brian J. McManus & Associates.[3][4]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations I |
| • Appropriations II |
| • Energy and Public Utilities |
| • Executive |
| • Insurance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:[5]
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations I, Minority Spokesperson |
| • Appropriations II |
| • Committee of the Whole |
| • Executive, Minority Spokesperson |
| • Revenue |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Murphy served on these committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations I, Ranking Minority Member |
| • Appropriations II |
| • Committee of the Whole |
| • Executive |
| • Judiciary |
| • Redistricting |
| • Government Forecasting and Accountability |
- Subcommittee on State Government Operations
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Murphy served on these committees:[6]
| Illinois committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations I |
| • Appropriations II |
| • Deficit Reduction, Co-Chairman |
| • Judiciary |
| • Redistricting |
| • Revenue |
Issues
Budget, 2011
Both Republican and Democrat Senators were concerned that they didn't have enough time to before voting up or down the $1.2 billion in cuts to Gov. Pat Quinn’s introduced $35.4 billion budget.
As the Senate President, Sen. John Cullerton sought this vote in a time crunch that made many senators uncomfortable.
“When we make these cuts they are real, and they affect real people,” Sen. Mike Jacobs said. “So we do have to be careful and I do agree with my colleague Senator (William) Delgado that we should go through this list slowly, completely and without an eye on which constituent gets help and what constituent gets hurt, but based on numbers.”
Sen. Matt Murphy said he too was concerned about the small time frame and reiterated his concern that reductions in spending as introduced don’t go far enough.
“I don’t know that that gets us to a point where the tax increase goes away. I think the numbers, the way they run out, will not allow the tax increase to go away if we’re only at 1.2 (billion dollars),” Murphy said.
The state increased the personal and corporate income taxes earlier this year by 67 percent and 45.9 percent, respectively. The tax increases will expire in four years unless the General Assembly votes to extend them.[7]
Sponsored legislation
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
2014
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Illinois State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Matt Murphy ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Murphy won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 27. Murphy was unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20 and defeated David R. Page (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Matt Murphy Incumbent |
60.6% | 57,447 | |
| Democratic | David R. Page | 39.4% | 37,323 | |
| Total Votes | 94,770 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Matt Murphy won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 27 receiving 52,202 votes, ahead of Democrat Peter Gutzmer who received 37,220 votes.[14]
| Illinois State Senate, District 27 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Matt Murphy (R)
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52,202 | |||
| Peter Gutzmer (D) | 37,220 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
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Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Illinois scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2016
In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 31.
- Legislators are scored on votes on bills that the organization believes show "dedication to social and economic justice as well as protecting Illinois’ consumers."[15]
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities."[16]
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 7 (extended session).
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2014
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In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31.
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Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[17][18]
2012
Murphy received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[18]
Personal
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Matt and his wife, Julie, have three children.[4]
Additional reading
Recent news
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See also
- Illinois State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Illinois State Legislature
- Illinois state legislative districts
External links
- Social media:
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money: 2012, 2010 Lt. Governor, 2010 Senate, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, " Rauner ally Matt Murphy resigns from Illinois Senate," accessed August 12, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Matt Murphy," accessed August 12, 2016
- ↑ Senator Matt Murphy, "About Senator Murphy," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Project Vote Smart, "Matt Murphy's Biography," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Senator Matt Murphy," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "List of Illinois Senate Committees," July 28, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Statehouse News, "Senators unhappy with proposed budget," May 3, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "Illinois Senate election results for 2008," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
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| Preceded by ' |
Illinois Senate District 27 2007–2016 |
Succeeded by Tom Rooney (R) |
