Patrick Murphy (Florida)

Patrick Murphy
Current candidacy
Running for U.S. Senate, Florida
General election	November 8, 2016
Current office
U.S. House, Florida, District 18
Tenure
January 3, 2013-present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position 13
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Report an officeholder change
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 4, 2014
First elected	November 6, 2012
Election date	November 8, 2016
Campaign $	$9,877,560
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Miami
Personal
Date of birth	March 30, 1983
Place of birth	Miami, Florida
Profession	Vice President of Coastal Environmental Services
Net worth	(2012) $3,185,011
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
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Patrick Erin Murphy (b. March 30, 1983, in Miami, FL) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing Florida's 18th Congressional District. Murphy was first elected in 2012.

Murphy won re-election in 2014 and was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Frontline" program. He ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 26, 2014, and defeated Carl Domino (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Murphy sought election to the U.S. Senate from Florida in 2016. The seat will be open should incumbent Marco Rubio pursue a presidential campaign in 2016.

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Murphy is a more moderate left of center Democratic Party vote. As a result, he may break with the Democratic Party line more than his fellow members.

Biography

Murphy worked as a construction executive and accountant prior to serving in the U.S. House.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Murphy's academic, professional and political career:

• 2013-Present: U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th Congressional District
• 2006: Graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2015-2016

Murphy serves on the following committees:

• Financial Services Committee
• Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

2013-2014

Murphy served on the following committees:

• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
  • Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
• Committee on Small Business

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Murphy's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.

National security

DHS Appropriations

Murphy voted in favor of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Murphy voted against House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.

CISPA (2013)

Murphy voted in favor of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.

NDAA

Murphy voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.

Economy

Farm bill

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop. However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states. Murphy voted with 88 other Democratic representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014. The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill. The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the protection of the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Murphy joined with the majority of the Democratic party and voted in favor of the bill.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201. At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. Murphy voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Murphy voted for HR 2775.

Pay during government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Murphy declined to accept his salary while the government was shutdown.

Federal Pay Adjustment Act

Murphy voted in favor of HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill called for a stop to a 0.5 percent pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years.

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Murphy voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States. The vote largely followed party lines.

Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Rules

Murphy voted against House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.

Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act

Murphy voted against HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines.

Social issues

Amash amendment

Murphy voted against House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the Patriot Act. Both parties were split on the vote.

Issues

On The Issues Vote Match

Patrick Murphy's Vote Match results from On The Issues.

See also: On The Issues Vote Match

On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Murphy is a Populist-Leaning Liberal. Murphy received a score of 60 percent on social issues and 21 percent on economic issues.

On The Issues organization logo

The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.

On The Issues Vote Quiz
Economic Issues		Social Issues
Issue	Stance	Issue	Stance
Legally require hiring women & minorities	Strongly Favors	Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Favors
Expand Obamacare	Strongly Favors	Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Favors
Vouchers for school choice	Opposes	Keep God in the public sphere	Unknown
Absolute right to gun ownership	Unknown	No "rights" to clean air and water	{{{Environment}}}
Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Favors	Stricter punishment reduces crime	Unknown
Support & expand free trade	Unknown	Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Favors
More enforcement of the right to vote	Strongly Favors	Maintain U.S. sovereignty from UN	Unknown
Prioritize green energy	Strongly Favors	Expand the military	Unknown
Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Favors	Stay out of Iran	Favors
Privatize Social Security	Opposes	Never legalize marijuana	Unknown
Note: Information last updated: 2014. If you notice the rating has changed, email us.

Campaign themes

2014

Murphy's campaign website included these excerpts of his issues:

“	Health Care Reform: "The old system simply wasn’t working, where if you got sick you could get kicked off your insurance, and the Affordable Care Act achieved some important and tangible goals. However, it is clear that the law needs improvements so that it does not place unnecessary burdens American families and businesses that are still struggling as our economy recovers. I have supported several measures to address concerns with the rollout of the health care law, including repealing the medical device tax, delaying the business and individual mandates, and making sure that the promise is kept that if you like your plan you can keep it. This law is a big change and the bottom line is we have got to get this right. But I will not support going back to a time when persons with pre-existing conditions couldn’t get covered or reopening the donut hole for seniors." Immigration & Border Security: "I believe undocumented workers that have otherwise observed our laws should be given a reasonable path to legality. This is a policy that historically was supported by Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama – all of whom have proposed ideas as to how to accomplish this." Economy: "End the tax loopholes that let corporations hide profits overseas and invest those dollars in small businesses that create jobs here in America."	”
—Patrick Murphy's campaign website, http://www.patrickmurphyforcongress.com/issues/

2012

Murphy's major campaign themes included:

• Expanding Job Creation and Promoting Business Growth
• Reducing National Debt
• Protecting Social Security and Medicare
• Protecting Healthcare and Patient Rights
• Oil Independent, Environmental Protection, and Green Technology
• Equality for Gays and Lesbians
• Protecting Women's Productive Rights
• Removing Bureaucracy and Smarter Governing
• Withdrawal from Iraq
• Ending the war in Afghanistan
• Protecting the State of Israel
• Ending the Threat from Iran
• Immigration Reform and Border Security
• Defending Public Education

Elections

2016

Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2016

Murphy sought election to Florida's U.S. Senate seat in 2016.

House

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Murphy was one of the initial 14 members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election.

2014

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District elections, 2014

Florida's 18th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the race had a very low margin of victory in the last election. Incumbent Patrick Murphy faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Carl Domino triumphed over Calvin Turnquest, Alan Schlesinger, Beverly Joy Hires, Nick Robert Wukoson and Brian Lara. Murphy then defeated Domino in the general election on November 4, 2014.

According to a Washington Post article in December 2012, Murphy was one of the 10 most vulnerable incumbents in 2014.

Murphy was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program in 2014. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.

U.S. House, Florida District 18 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy Incumbent	59.8%	151,478
	Republican	Carl Domino	40.2%	101,896
Total Votes				253,374
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2012

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District elections, 2012

Murphy ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 18th District. Murphy won the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline was June 8, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 14, 2012. Murphy defeated Jerry Lee Buechler, Jim Horn in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. Murphy won election by defeating incumbent Allen West (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Florida District 18 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	50.3%	166,257
	Republican	Allen West Incumbent	49.7%	164,353
	Write-In	Marilyn Davis Holloman	0%	55
Total Votes				330,665
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Endorsements

Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist announced August 1, 2012 was backing Murphy in his bid to unseat incumbent Allen West (R).

Campaign donors

Fundraising events

The below chart from Find The Best tracks the fundraising events Murphy attends.

Comprehensive donor history

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Patrick Murphy (Florida) campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2014	U.S. House (Florida, District 18)		$5,125,506
2012	U.S. House (Florida, District 18)		$4,752,054
Grand total raised			$9,877,560
Source: [ Follow the Money]

2014

Murphy won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. During that election cycle, Murphy's campaign committee raised a total of $5,189,700 and spent $4,924,667. This is more than the average $1.45 million spent by House winners in 2014.

Cost per vote

Murphy spent $32.51 per vote received in 2014.

U.S. House, Florida District 18, 2014 - Patrick Murphy (Florida) Campaign Contributions

Total Raised	$5,189,700
Total Spent	$4,924,667
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$1,500,856
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$1,498,449
Top contributors to Patrick Murphy (Florida)'s campaign committee
Coastal Construction Group	$50,300
JStreetPAC	$40,177
Votesane PAC	$34,000
Brown & Brown Insurance	$27,250
Democrats Win Seats PAC	$23,500
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms	$331,375
Retired	$307,678
Real Estate	$306,600
Securities & Investment	$256,230
Leadership PACs	$212,373
Source: Open Secrets

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Murphy's campaign funds before the 2014 election.

Below are Murphy's FEC reports.

Patrick Murphy (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 15, 2013	$271,625.75	$557,912.39	$(157,524.63)	$672,013.51
July Quarterly	July 15, 2013	$672,013.51	$530,963.05	$(169,090.24)	$1,033,886.32
October Quarterly	October 13, 2013	$1,033,886.32	$529,482.25	$(156,997.52)	$1,406,371.05
Year-end	January 31, 2014	$1,406,371	$518,306	$(164,585)	$1,760,092
April Quarterly	April 15, 2014	$1,760,092	$677,752	$(207,548)	$2,230,296
July Quarterly	July 15, 2014	$2,230,296	$759,060	$(318,482)	$2,670,874
Pre-Primary	August 14, 2014	$2,670,874	$217,332	$(1,649,288)	$1,238,918
October Quarterly	October 15, 2014	$1,238,918	$817,172	$(1,174,195)	$881,895
Pre-General	October 23, 2014	$881,895	$181,799	$(537,999)	$525,695
			Running totals
			$4,789,778.69	$(4,535,709.39)

Murphy was a top freshman fundraiser in the 113th congress as a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Frontline" program.

2012

Murphy won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Murphy's campaign committee raised a total of $4,752,054 and spent $4,480,428. This is more than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.

Cost per vote

Murphy spent $26.95 per vote received in 2012.

U.S. House, Florida District 18, 2012 - Patrick Murphy (Florida) Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$4,752,054
Total Spent	$4,480,428
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$19,368,744
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$18,475,832
Top contributors to Patrick Murphy (Florida)'s campaign committee
Coastal Construction Group	$76,750
JStreetPAC	$21,360
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte	$20,800
Planned Parenthood	$19,976
Limestone Property Management	$16,200
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$380,080
Lawyers/Law Firms	$235,478
Real Estate	$190,948
General Contractors	$138,100
Securities & Investment	$85,800

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Murphy's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Personal Gain Index

See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a four-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have personally benefited from their tenure as public servants.
It consists of four different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric
• The K-Street Metric
• The Stock Oversight and Trades Metric

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Murphy's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,034,022 to $5,336,000. That averages to $3,185,011, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Murphy ranked as the 102nd most wealthy representative in 2012. Between 2011 and 2012, Murphy's calculated net worth increased by an average of 1,449 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.

Patrick Murphy Yearly Net Worth
Year	Average Net Worth
2011	$205,682
2012	$3,185,011
Growth from 2011 to 2012:	1,449%
Average annual growth:	1,449%
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Murphy received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 2011-2014, 24.08 percent of Murphy's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.

Patrick Murphy (Florida) Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$8,542,864
Total Spent	$7,303,945
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$619,508
Lawyers/Law Firms	$513,403
Real Estate	$407,698
Securities & Investment	$284,380
Leadership PACs	$231,900
% total in top industry	7.25%
% total in top two industries	13.26%
% total in top five industries	24.08%

Polls

2012

Patrick Murphy V. Allen West
Poll	Patrick Murphy	Allen West	Undecided	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling (October 25-26, 2012)	48%	47%	5%	+/-3.7	631
Frederick Polls (October 17, 2012)	47%	47%	6%	+/-5.3	333
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Murphy was a "centrist Democratic follower," as of July 24, 2014. This was the same rating Murphy received in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.

Murphy most often votes with:

• Chris Gibson
• Ami Bera

Murphy least often votes with:

• Justin Amash
• Jim Matheson

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Murphy missed 17 of 1,081 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to July 2014. This amounts to 1.6 percent, which is better than the median of 2.5 percent among current congressional representatives as of July 2014.

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.

2013

Murphy ranked 190th in the liberal rankings in 2013.

2012

Information on 2012 vote rating is unavailable.

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Murphy voted with the Democratic Party 82.6 percent of the time, which ranked 183rd among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014.

2013

Murphy voted with the Democratic Party 85.2 percent of the time, which ranked 188th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.

Recent news

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See also

• Florida
• United States congressional delegations from Florida
• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 18th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign Website
• Official U.S. House website

• Social media:
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• Biographies:
  • U.S. Congress
  • Wikipedia
• Political profiles:
  • GovTrack
  • CongressMerge
  • OpenCongress
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Roll Call
• Financial (federal level):
  • FEC contributions
  • OpenSecrets.org
• Interest group ratings:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions:
  • On The Issues
  • Project Vote Smart
• Legislation:
  • Congress.gov
• Public statements:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Voting record:
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Washington Post
• Media appearances:
  • C-SPAN
• Media coverage:
  • Washington Post

References

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