Kathleen Murphy (politician)

Kathleen J. Murphy is an American state representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 34th district, encompassing McLean, Great Falls, and parts of Vienna and Loudoun County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Kathleen Murphy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 34th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded byBarbara Comstock
Personal details
Born (1948-02-20) February 20, 1948
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John M. (Jack) Murphy, William E. Sudow
Children6
Residence(s)McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materAmerican University
Professionconsultant
Committees
  • Finance
  • Privileges and Elections
Websitewww.murphyfordelegate.com

HOD official website
Twitter @kmurphyva

Facebook Delegate Kathleen Murphy
[1][2]

Murphy sits on the House Finance Committee and the Privileges and Elections Committee.

Murphy ran for the 34th district seat in the 2013 elections against incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock, but lost.[3] When Comstock won election to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, Murphy ran in the special election to succeed Comstock in the House of Delegates. Murphy defeated Republican Craig Parisot to win the seat.[4]

Background

Murphy is the former President of Johnson Murphy & Associates, a consulting firm based in McLean that provides strategic counseling and builds legislative strategies for companies and non-profit organizations. Previously she worked as a Senior Advisor for International Trade issues at the Department of Commerce (2000-20001) and handled Congressional Affairs at USAID (1996-2000) during the Clinton administration.

She worked for Congressman Charlie Wilson (D-TX)(1993-1996) where she held a Top Secret security clearance and handled Defense and Foreign Operations appropriations.

She was a writer and producer at Nickelodeon and deputy director of women's outreach at the Democratic National Committee.[2] Murphy helped found Salute Our Services, which helped connect service members deployed overseas with their families and Kids Serve Too, an organization to honor and support children in military families.

Murphy is currently a member of the Human Services Council for Fairfax County, the McLean Community Foundation, the Fairfax County Health Care Task Force and serves on a fundraising board for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She is an active member of the Fairfax County Democratic Party and has worked as a Precinct leader for over 15 years.

She graduated from American University, magna cum laude.

Murphy is the mother of 4 children and 2 step children. She and her husband, attorney Bill Sudow, are long time McLean residents.[5]

Electoral history

2013 campaign

In 2013, Murphy ran for the House of Delegates 34th district seat against incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock. She ran a competitive race and lost by less than 1% of the vote, despite being outspent by her Republican opponent more than two to one.[6]

Results

Virginia House of Delegates election: 34th District, 2013[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Murphy 14,540 49.21%
Republican Barbara Comstock 14,962 50.64%
Write-ins 42 0.14%

2015 special election

When Comstock was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, Murphy ran in the special election to succeed Comstock in the Virginia House of Delegates. Murphy defeated Republican Craig Parisot to win the seat.[8]

Results

Virginia House of Delegates election: 34th District, 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Murphy 6,419 51.23%
Republican Craig A. Parisot 6,093 48.63%
Write-ins 16 0.12%

2017 general election

Murphy won re-election in 2017, a banner year for Democrats in the House of Delegates. She outspent her Republican opponent more than six to one.[10][11] Vinton Cerf contributed $10,000.[12]

Results

Virginia House of Delegates election: 34th District, 2017[10][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Murphy 20,522 60.92%
Republican Cheryl Buford 13,146 39.02%
Write-ins 20 0.06%

2019 general election

Murphy won re-election in 2019.[14]

Results

Virginia House of Delegates election: 34th District, 2019[10][15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Murphy 17,143 58.35%
Republican Gary Pan 12,213 41.57%
Write-ins 23 0.06%

2021 general election

Murphy won re-election in 2021.

Results

Virginia House of Delegates election: 34th District, 2021[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Murphy 23,093 57.07%
Republican Gary Pan 17,327 42.82%
Write-ins 46 0.11%

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. "Kathleen Murphy's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. Antonio Olivo (November 6, 2013). "GOP poised to keep advantage in Va. House". Washington Post.
  4. Antonio Olivo (January 6, 2015). "Democrat Murphy beats Parisot in House of Delegates race in Northern Virginia". Washington Post.
  5. "Meet Kathleen". October 15, 2014.
  6. "Elections: House of Delegates District 34". vpap.org.
  7. "Official Results - General Election - November 5, 2013". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. "Elections: House of Delegates District 34". vpap.org.
  9. "Official Results - General Election - January 6, 2015". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  10. "Buford, Cheryl: Overview - VPAP". VPAP. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  11. BLOCH, MATTHEW; LEE, JASMINE (December 20, 2017). "Election Results: Virginia – Election Results 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  12. "The Virginia Public Access Project". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. "2017 November General". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  14. "2019 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  15. "2019 November General". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  16. "2021 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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