American politician
Erin Murphy
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Assumed office
February 6, 2024
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Preceded by
| Kari Dziedzic
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Assumed office
January 5, 2021
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Preceded by
| Dick Cohen
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In office
January 8, 2013 ? January 6, 2015
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Preceded by
| Matt Dean
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Succeeded by
| Joyce Peppin
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In office
January 3, 2007 ? January 8, 2019
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Preceded by
| Matt Entenza
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Succeeded by
| Kaohly Her
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Born
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1960-03-13
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March 13, 1960
(age 64)
Columbus
,
Wisconsin
, U.S.
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
| Joe Faust
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Children
| 2
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Education
| University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
(
BS
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St. Catherine University
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MA
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Website
| Campaign website
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Erin Murphy
(born March 13, 1960) is a
Minnesota
politician serving as
Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
since 2024. A member of the
Minnesota Democratic?Farmer?Labor Party
(DFL), she represents District 64, which includes the Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Summit Hill, and St. Anthony Park, neighborhoods of the city of
Saint Paul
in
Ramsey County
in the
Twin Cities
metropolitan area. She is a former
Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
, executive director of the
Minnesota Nurses Association
, and is also a
registered nurse
.
[1]
Education
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Murphy graduated from high school in
Janesville
,
Wisconsin
, and attended the
University of Wisconsin?Oshkosh
, receiving her
B.S.
in nursing in 1984. She earned her
M.A.
in
organizational leadership
in health care at the
College of St. Catherine
in
Saint Paul
,
Minnesota
in 2005, and also attended the
Humphrey Institute
at the
University of Minnesota
from 2005 to 2006 as a
policy fellow
.
[1]
Career and community service
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Murphy is a former executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association and has also worked for the organization as a lobbyist and organizer. She worked in state government as legislative director for former
Minnesota Attorney General
Hubert H. Humphrey III
, and as community relations director for the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning. She was also an operating room nurse at the
University of Minnesota Medical Center
.
[2]
Murphy served on the board of directors of Citizens for a Safer Minnesota from 1999 to 2001, and as a member of the board of trustees of the
American Nurses Association
political action committee
. She was also an executive board member of the Minnesota chapter of the
AFL?CIO
.
[2]
Political career
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State House
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Murphy in 2016
Murphy was first elected in
2006
, and reelected in
2008
,
2010
,
2012
,
2014
, and
2016
. She served on the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, the Taxes Committee, the Finance Subcommittee for Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Licensing Division.
[1]
After the 2012 elections, Murphy was elected by the DFL House caucus to be
Majority Leader
.
[3]
She served in this role until the DFL lost its majority in 2015.
2018 gubernatorial campaign
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Murphy announced her candidacy for
governor of Minnesota
on November 17, 2016.
[4]
She said her top priorities in office would be ensuring proper care for Minnesota's aging population, lessening the educational achievement gap, reducing racial disparities among Minnesotans, and bringing more jobs to Minnesota.
[5]
Murphy supported a statewide single-payer healthcare system.
[6]
She earned the endorsement of the
Minnesota DFL
at its annual convention in
Rochester
on June 2, 2018, after seven rounds of voting.
Lori Swanson
announced her candidacy after the convention, where she lost the endorsement for attorney general.
[7]
U.S. Representative
Tim Walz
defeated Murphy and Swanson in the August 14 primary
[8]
and was elected governor in November.
State Senate
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In October 2019, Murphy announced she would launch a primary campaign against State Senator
Dick Cohen
.
[9]
Murphy's House district covered the northern half of Cohen's Senate district. The next month, Cohen dropped out of the race.
[10]
Murphy was elected to the
Minnesota Senate
in
2020
.
[11]
As of 2024, she is the chair of the Rules and Administration committee and also serves on both the Finance committee and the Higher Education committee.
[12]
The Senate DFL caucus selected Murphy as
majority leader
in February 2024, following the resignation of
Kari Dziedzic
due to health concerns.
[13]
Senate President
Bobby Joe Champion
supported Murphy, and Senator
Ann Rest
said Murphy had unanimous support from the DFL caucus.
[14]
State Republican
Chair
David Hann
called Murphy's views extreme.
Personal life
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Murphy has lived in Saint Paul since moving there in 1988. She has been married to Joe Faust since 1989, and they have two children. She identifies as
Catholic
.
[1]
References
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- ^
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b
c
d
"Murphy, Erin"
.
Legislators Past & Present
. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
. Retrieved
July 20,
2010
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a
b
"Project Vote Smart - Representative Erin Murphy - Biography"
. Votesmart.org
. Retrieved
July 20,
2010
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Scheck, Tom (November 8, 2012).
"Thissen and Murphy to lead House DFL"
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Capitol View
. Minnesota Public Radio
. Retrieved
January 24,
2013
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"St. Paul Rep. Erin Murphy announces run for MN governor"
. 17 November 2016
. Retrieved
14 August
2018
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"About Erin - The Work Ahead"
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Murphy for Minnesota Governor
. Retrieved
September 4,
2017
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"Erin Murphy: Minnesota can lead the way on health care"
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Pioneer Press
. August 3, 2017
. Retrieved
September 4,
2017
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"Erin Murphy gets DFL backing for governor, as Tim Walz plans primary run"
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Pioneer Press
. June 2, 2018
. Retrieved
June 2,
2018
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"Minnesota Poll: Tim Walz leads Jeff Johnson in governor's race"
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Star Tribune
. Retrieved
2018-09-18
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"Erin Murphy to run for MN Senate; sets up battle with fellow DFLer Richard Cohen"
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Twin Cities
. 2019-10-02
. Retrieved
2020-06-01
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"Longtime DFL Sen. Dick Cohen of St. Paul won't run for re-election in 2020"
.
Star Tribune
. Retrieved
2020-06-01
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"Index - Election Results"
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"MN State Senate"
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Woodward, Sam (2024-02-08).
"MN DFL Senator Murphy elected new majority leader ahead of new session"
.
sctimes.com
. Retrieved
2024-02-18
.
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Olson, Rochelle (2024-02-06).
"DFLers choose St. Paul Sen. Erin Murphy as new majority leader"
.
Star Tribune
. Retrieved
2024-02-18
.
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