Peter Murphy (Maryland)
- This article is about the Maryland state delegate. For the 2014 Massachusetts state House candidate, see Peter Murphy (Massachusetts).
Peter Murphy (b. July 15, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 28 from 2007 to 2015. Murphy did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Murphy's professional experience includes serving as Southern Maryland Field Representative for U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, working as Director of Mediation Services, Circuit Court of Prince George's County, owning a private meditation practice, and serving Director of Murphy & Milano, Incorporated.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Murphy served on these committees:
- Health & Government Operations
- Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Occupations
- Subcommittee on Insurance
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Murphy served on these committees:
- Ways & Means
- Subcommittee on Finance Resources
- Subcommittee on Revenues
Elections
2010
Murphy successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010. He took the second of three seats in the district.[1]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 28 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Sally Jameson (D)
|
28,092 | |||
| Peter Murphy (D)
|
26,006 | |||
| C.T. Wilson (D)
|
23,619 | |||
| Kirk Bowie (R) | 14,577 | |||
| Mike Phillips (R) | 13,750 | |||
| Daniel Richards (R) | 12,844 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Peter Murphy ran for District 28 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the third of three seats, losing to Sally Jameson and Murray Levy but beating William Mayer and James Crawford.[2]
Peter Murphy raised $146,284 for his campaign.[3]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 28 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Sally Jameson (D) | 24,051 | 24.5% | ||
| Murray Levy (D) | 23,436 | 23.9% | ||
| Peter Murphy (D) | 21,190 | 21.6% | ||
| William Mayer (R) | 15,978 | 16.3% | ||
| James Crawford (R) | 13,343 | 13.6% | ||
| Write-Ins | 135 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Murphy is founder of the Foster Children's Support Fund, a founding member of Conservancy for Charles County, and a member of the Commission on Civic Literacy, and Charles County Council on Aging.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Maryland State Legislature
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Maryland House Committees
- Maryland Joint Committees
- Maryland House of Delegates District 28
External links
- Maryland House of Delegates - Rep. Peter Murphy
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Murphy, Peter," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Peter Murphy's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
