Erin Murphy (Minnesota)

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Erin Murphy
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Democratic Party

Minnesota State Senate District 64
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A
Successor: Kaohly Her

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

Graduate

College of Saint Catherine

Personal
Birthplace
Columbus, Wis.
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Nonprofit executive
Contact

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Erin Murphy (Democratic Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 64. She assumed office on January 5, 2021. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 64. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Murphy served as deputy minority leader in the 2015 legislative session. In the 2013-2014 session, she served as majority leader; she is a former assistant majority leader.

Murphy began serving as State Senate Majority Leader for the Minnesota Senate in February of 2024 after Kari Dziedzic stepped down due to ongoing health problems related to a cancer diagnosis.[1]

Biography

Erin Murphy was born in Columbus, Wisconsin, and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Murphy graduated from Janesville High School. She earned a B.S. in nursing from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh in 1984 and an M.A. in organizational leadership from the College of St. Catherine in 2005.[2] Murphy's career experience includes working as a registered nurse and the executive director and founder of Our Stories. Our Health.[2][3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Health and Human Services Finance
• Health and Human Services Reform
• Rules and Legislative Administration
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Rules and Legislative Administration, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Murphy served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 64

Incumbent Erin Murphy defeated Robert Bushard in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 64 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy (D)
 
84.2
 
36,686
Image of Robert Bushard
Robert Bushard (R) Candidate Connection
 
15.7
 
6,823
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
65

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,574
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Erin Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Robert Bushard advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 64

Erin Murphy defeated Sharon Anderson and Patricia Jirovec McArdell in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 64 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy (D)
 
78.7
 
40,206
Image of Sharon Anderson
Sharon Anderson (R)
 
14.6
 
7,488
Image of Patricia Jirovec McArdell
Patricia Jirovec McArdell (Legal Marijuana Now Party) Candidate Connection
 
6.4
 
3,281
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
139

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 51,114
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Sharon Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Patricia Jirovec McArdell advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Minnesota

Tim Walz defeated Jeff Johnson, Chris Wright, and Josh Welter in the general election for Governor of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Walz
Tim Walz (D)
 
53.8
 
1,393,096
Image of Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson (R)
 
42.4
 
1,097,705
Image of Chris Wright
Chris Wright (Grassroots Party)
 
2.7
 
68,667
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Josh Welter (L)
 
1.0
 
26,735
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,084

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,587,287
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Minnesota

Tim Walz defeated Erin Murphy, Lori Swanson, Tim Holden, and Ole Savior in the Democratic primary for Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Walz
Tim Walz
 
41.6
 
242,832
Image of Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy
 
32.0
 
186,969
Image of Lori Swanson
Lori Swanson
 
24.6
 
143,517
Image of Tim Holden
Tim Holden
 
1.1
 
6,398
Image of Ole Savior
Ole Savior
 
0.7
 
4,019

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 583,735
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Minnesota

Jeff Johnson defeated Tim Pawlenty and Matt Kruse in the Republican primary for Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
 
52.6
 
168,841
Image of Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
 
43.9
 
140,743
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Matt Kruse
 
3.5
 
11,330

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 320,914
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates


2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Erin Murphy defeated Riley Horan in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A general election.[4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erin Murphy Incumbent 79.91% 18,254
     Republican Riley Horan 20.09% 4,588
Total Votes 22,842
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Erin Murphy ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erin Murphy Incumbent (unopposed)


Riley Horan ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Riley Horan  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Erin Murphy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Andrew Brown was unopposed in the Republican primary. Murphy defeated Brown in the general election.[8][9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngErin Murphy Incumbent 81.2% 13,193
     Republican Andrew Brown 18.5% 3,009
     Write-in Write-in 0.3% 43
Total Votes 16,245

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Murphy won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Andrew Ojeda (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngErin Murphy Incumbent 79% 17,828
     Republican Andrew Ojeda 21% 4,737
Total Votes 22,565

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Murphy won re-election to the District 64A seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She defeated Zach Freitag (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[13]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Erin Murphy (DFL) 12,223 78.57%
Zach Freitag (R) 3,300 21.21%
Write-In 34 0.22%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Murphy won election to the District 64A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Meg Ferber. [14]

Murphy raised $42,322 for her campaign.[15]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64A (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Erin Murphy (DFL) 16,638 77.47%
Meg Ferber (R) 4,776 22.23%
Write-In 64 0.30%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Erin Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Erin Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Erin Murphy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 64Won general$145,717 $151,691
2020Minnesota State Senate District 64Won general$177,776 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64aWon $130,943 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64aWon $74,751 N/A**
2012Minnesota House, District 64AWon $36,699 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 64AWon $35,903 N/A**
2008Minnesota House, District 64AWon $42,322 N/A**
2006Minnesota House, District 64AWon $50,631 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Murphy is married with two children.[16]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ ‘’INFORUM,’’ “St. Paul lawmaker Erin Murphy named Minnesota Senate majority leader,” accessed February 15, 2024
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "Murphy, Erin," accessed January 22, 2021
    3. ↑ Facebook, "Erin Murphy," accessed January 22, 2021
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
    9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
    10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
    11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
    12. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    13. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
    14. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "All Races by Legislative District," accessed April 23, 2014
    15. ↑ Follow the Money's report on Murphy's 2008 campaign contributions
    16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vs

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Dick Cohen (D)     		Minnesota State Senate District 64
    2021-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A
    2007-2019    		 Succeeded by
    Kaohly Her (D)
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