Scott Murphy (politician)
Matthew Scott Murphy (born January 26, 1970 in Columbia , Missouri ) is an American Democratic Party politician . He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York State from 2009 to 2011 .
Family, education and work
Scott Murphy is the son of a teacher and postman . He graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri in 1988. Magna cum laude , he graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree. He then worked for Bankers Trust for around two years . Further positions in the private sector followed. He was employed by the governors of Missouri Mel Carnahan and Roger B. Wilson as an employee and deputy chief of staff . Murphy works in the venture capital industry, founded three companies including Small World Software , and was with Advantage Capital Partners from 2001 to 2009 and returned to 2012 .
Murphy is a Methodist and lives in Glens Falls with his wife Jennifer and their three children .
Political career
In April 2009, Murphy was elected to the US House of Representatives in an extraordinary by-election for Kirsten Gillibrand, who had moved to the Senate , with 399 votes ahead of Republican Jim Tedisco for New York's 20th congressional district. He was a member of the Agriculture and Armed Forces Committee . Murphy lost his seat in the 2010 election to Republican Chris Gibson and resigned from Congress on January 3, 2011.
Before the 2014 election , Murphy was considering running in New York's 21st Congressional District; his place of residence had become part of this district through the redesign of the constituencies after the United States Census 2010 .
Web links
- Scott Murphy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Murphy, Scott. In: Our Campaigns (English)
- Scott Murphy's Biography. In: Vote Smart (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scott Murphy's Biography. In: Vote Smart ; Joe Dwyer: Scott Murphy rejoining Advantage Capital. In: St. Louis Business Journal , Oct. 11, 2012. See also Scott Murphy. In: AdvantageCAP.com.
- ↑ Murphy, Scott. In: Our Campaigns.
- ↑ Jimmy Vielkind: Scott Murphy won't run for Owens' seat. In: Politico , February 4, 2014.
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SURNAME | Murphy, Scott |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murphy, Matthew Scott (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician (Democratic Party) |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbia , Missouri |