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John Murphy (Washington)

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John Murphy
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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.[1]

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.[2]

King County Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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.[3][4]

”
—John Murphy (2017)

Endorsements

2017

Murphy's campaign website included the following endorsements for 2017:[5]

  • 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
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ John Murphy 2017 campaign website, "Meet John," accessed October 10, 2017
  2. ↑ King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
  3. ↑ John Murphy 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 10, 2017
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ John Murphy 2017 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2017
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