Erin Murphy (politician)
| Erin Murphy | |
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| Minnesota House Majority Leader | |
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In office January 8, 2013 – January 6, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Matt Dean |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Peppin |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 64A district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Matt Entenza |
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March 13, 1960 Columbus, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Faust |
| Children | Anna and Bridget |
| Residence | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (B.S.) College of St. Catherine (M.A.) |
| Occupation | registered nurse, legislator |
Erin Murphy (born March 13, 1960) is a Minnesota politician and the former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 64A, which includes the Summit Hill neighborhood of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association and is a registered nurse.
Murphy graduated from high school in Janesville, Wisconsin, and later attended the University of Wisconsin–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, Minnesota in 2005, and also attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota from 2005 to 2006 as a policy fellow.
Murphy is a former executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association 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 Center.
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