Erin Murphy (politician)
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Erin Murphy is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 64A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul
in Ramsey County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, she is also executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association, and a registered nurse
.
.
, and later attended the University of Wisconsin in 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
in 2005, and also attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota
from 2005-2006.
.
Murphy served on the board of directors of Citizens for a Safer Minnesota from 1999–2001, 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.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 64A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
in Ramsey County
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...
, which is part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, she is also executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association, and a registered nurse
Registered nurse
A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
.
Legislative service
Murphy was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010. She is currently a member of the House's Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, and the Taxes Committee. She also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and on the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Licensing Division. She is an assistant majority leaderMajority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
.
Education
Murphy graduated from high school in Janesville, WisconsinJanesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...
, and later attended the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...
, receiving her B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Nursing in 1984. She earned her M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Organizational Leadership
Leadership studies
Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences , in humanities , as well as in professional and applied fields of study...
in Health Care at the College of St. Catherine
College of St. Catherine
St. Catherine University is a private Catholic university for women located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. There is also a campus in Minneapolis. Enrollment is 5,246 students. With approximately 2,900 bachelor's students, it is the largest university for women in the United States. Its...
in Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
in 2005, and also attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
from 2005-2006.
Career and community service
Murphy has been executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association since 2001, and has also worked for the organization as a lobbyist and organizer. She previously 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 CenterUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center
The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview is the main university hospital for the University of Minnesota Medical School. There are two campuses: one located on the East Bank of the Mississippi River, known as the University Campus, and the other located on the West Bank, known as the...
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Murphy served on the board of directors of Citizens for a Safer Minnesota from 1999–2001, and as a member of the board of trustees of the American Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
Political Action Committee
Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...
. She was also an executive board member of the Minnesota chapter of the AFL-CIO.
External links
- Rep. Murphy Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Erin Murphy
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Erin Murphy Profile
- Erin Murphy Campaign Web Site
- Erin Murphy on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
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