Greg Murphy (politician)

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Greg Murphy

Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy (* 1963 ) is an American politician ( Republican Party ).

Life

Murphy attended Raleigh Broughton High School and Davidson College . He later studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his doctorate for a doctor of medicine . Murphy was now working as a urologist .

In 2015, he was named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives by Governor Pat McCrory to fill the vacant seat of Brian Brown , who had resigned from his seat to work for US Senator Thom Tillis . Murphy was re-elected in the next two regular elections.

In September 2019, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a by-election in North Carolina's third congressional district. Murphy was able to assert himself against his Democratic competitor, the former mayor of Greenville , North Carolina, Allen M. Thomas . The by-election had become necessary because the previous Congressman Walter B. Jones had died in February 2019.

Murphy is married with three children.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Greenville doctor tapped for open NC House seat , Oct. 9, 2015, The News & Observer
  2. ^ A b Dan Bishop: Republicans Win By-Election in North Carolina , Sept. 11, 2019, Die Zeit
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murphy, Gregory Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH 1963