• MURPHY, TIMOTHY
Experience: House: District 18, 2003-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,208,279Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Timothy 'Tim' F. Murphy
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Nan; 1 Child: Bevin
    Birth Date: 09/11/1952
    Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
    Home City: Upper Saint Clair, PA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    PhD, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1979
    MA, Clinical Psychology, Cleveland State University, 1976
    BS, Psychology, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 18, 2002-present
    Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1997-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Joint Subcommittee on Auditor General Selection, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, 21st Century Healthcare Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Former Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Grand Old Party Doctor's Caucus
    Member, Health Care Task Force
    Member, Men's Health Caucus
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus
    Member, Steering Committee on Children's Issues Roundtable, Family Court Division

Professional Experience

    Former Farm Hand
    Former Psychologist
    Small Business Owner
    Child Abuse Case Consultant, Allegheny County Courts
    Former Employee, Children's Hospital
    Former Employee, Magee Women's Hospital
    Former Employee, Mercy Hospital
    Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Former Consultant, Pennsylvania Schools
    Author, The Angry Child
    Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserves Medical Service Corps

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, Allegheny Community College
    Member, Advisory Board, Saint Thomas More Catholic Church
    Board Member, Alliance for Infants
    Member, American Psychological Association
    Member, Bethel Park Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Chamber of Commerce
    Former Board, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
    Member, Greater Bridgeville Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Habitat for Humanity
    Board Member, Head Start
    Member, Korean War Veterans of Western Pennsylvania Memorial Fund
    Former Board, National Aviary
    Former Member, Parents Helping Parents
    Member, Pennsylvania Parental Association
    Member, Pennsylvania Psychological Association
    Board Member, Pittsburgh Public Theater
    Member, Rotary Club
    Founding Director, Senior Aides Employment Service
    Member, Sons of American Legion
    Member, South Park Chamber of Commerce
    Board Member, Western Pennsylvania Health Center
    Former Board, Western Pennsylvania Historical Society
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 141
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/09/2006 H.R.5304 Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act 12/09/2006 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/26/2006 H.R.6109 Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006 09/26/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
03/20/2006 H.R.3825 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Trumbull Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building". 03/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-196. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
03/20/2006 H.R.3256 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building". 03/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-190. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/08/2006 H.Res.670 Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XL and completing one of the greatest postseason runs in professional sports history. 02/08/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/16/2005 H.Res.547 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District. 11/16/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/04/2005 H.R.4142 Medicaid Transformation Grant Act of 2005 11/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/04/2005 H.R.2234 21st Century Health Information Act of 2005 11/04/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/28/2005 H.R.3928 Wood Stove Replacement Act of 2005 09/28/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/29/2005 H.R.3580 Environmental Restoration Act of 2005 07/29/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
07/01/2005 H.R.2958 Marc and Chelsea's Law 07/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2454 To suspend temporarily the duty on D-Mannose. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2453 To suspend temporarily the duty on Desmodur HL. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2452 To reduce temporarily the duty on Desmodur. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2451 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Baysilone Fluid. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2450 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on PNTOSA. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2449 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Bayowet FT-248. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2448 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on DEMT. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2447 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on P-Phenylphenol. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2446 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Mondur P. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1695
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2873 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
05/19/2017 H.R.2568 To direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the United States.
05/01/2017 H.R.2264 Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2118 Medical Device Servicing Safety and Accountability Act
04/27/2017 H.R.2210 To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1875 Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1672 Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
04/04/2017 H.Con.Res.45 Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
04/03/2017 H.R.1858 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office".
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1802 CARE for All Veterans Act
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/27/2017 H.R.1596 Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History
03/24/2017 H.R.1676 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
03/24/2017 H.R.1606 DOC Access Act
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1409 Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2017
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