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Carol Murphy | |
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| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the7th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Troy Singleton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Camden County College Kaplan University (AA) |
| Website | Assembly website |
Carol A. Murphy (born 1962 or 1963)[1] is an American politician of theDemocratic Party, who has served in theNew Jersey General Assembly since January 9, 2018.
Murphy served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Majority Leader from 2020 to 2021 and has been the Majority Whip since 2022.[2]
Murphy's father was an Army veteran andBronze Star recipient who she credits as the reason she learned about the value of service. She was quoted as saying, "Like all of you, I’ve experienced tragedies and struggles. I want to be on the front lines during the toughest times, fighting for you inTrenton."
Prior to her time in the Assembly, she held several jobs in the public sector, including serving as Community Relations Manager for theNew Jersey Schools Development Authority, Chief of Staff to state senatorLinda R. Greenstein (District 14), and Director of Policy and Communication for AssemblywomanGabriela Mosquera (District 4).[3]
As of 2024[update], Murphy lives inMount Laurel, New Jersey.[1]
Murphy was elected to represent the state's7th Legislative District in 2017, replacingTroy Singleton, who relinquished his seat to successfully run for theNew Jersey Senate.[2] She became the first woman to represent the 7th Legislative District in 20 years, with the last Assemblywoman for the district having been elected in 1995.[4] She was also the first Democrat from Mount Laurel to ever serve in the State Legislature.[5]
In 2020, she was one of the primary sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires a diversity and inclusion to be included in the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[6]
Committee assignments for the current session are:[7]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in theNew Jersey Senate and two members in theNew Jersey General Assembly.[8] The representatives from the 7th District for the2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[9]
On October 11, 2023, Murphy announced that she was running for the Democratic nomination inNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 election. She was running to succeedAndy Kim, who is vacating the seat torun for the United States Senate.[10] Murphy was defeated by her district-mate,Herb Conaway, in the primary election in June.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (incumbent) | 32,608 | 33.5 | |
| Democratic | Carol Murphy (incumbent) | 31,936 | 32.8 | |
| Republican | Douglas Dillon | 16,368 | 16.8 | |
| Republican | Eileen Bleistine | 16,350 | 16.8 | |
| Total votes | 97,262 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herb Conaway | 45,728 | 30.98% | |
| Democratic | Carol Murphy | 45,170 | 30.60 | |
| Republican | Douglas Dillon | 28,579 | 19.36 | |
| Republican | Joseph Jesuele | 28,139 | 19.06 | |
| Total votes | 147,616 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carol Murphy (incumbent) | 28,735 | 37.64% | ||
| Democratic | Herbert Conaway, Jr. (incumbent) | 28,594 | 37.46% | ||
| Republican | Peter Miller | 17,348 | 22.73% | ||
| True Blue Unbossed | Kathleen Cooley | 1,656 | 2.17% | ||
| Total votes | 76,333 | 100% | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herb Conaway | 39,879 | 33.1 |  2.5 | |
| Democratic | Carol Murphy | 38,819 | 32.3 | 2.4 | |
| Republican | Octavia Scott | 20,941 | 17.4 |  1.9 | |
| Republican | Robert Thibault | 20,726 | 17.2 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 120,365 | 100.0 | |||