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Jim Murphy (Texas politician)

James Richard "Jim" Murphy
Jim Murphy Headshot.JPG
Texas State Representative from
District 133 (Houston)
In office
January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2009
Preceded by Joe Nixon
Succeeded by Kristi Thibaut
Assumed office
January 11, 2011
Preceded by Kristi Thibaut
Personal details
Born (1957-12-08) December 8, 1957 (age 59)
Houston, Texas, USA
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Kathleen J. Pace-Murphy
Children Robert and Pace Murphy
Residence Houston, Texas
Alma mater

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School

University of Texas at Austin
Occupation Real estate businessman
Religion Roman Catholic

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School

James Richard Murphy, known as Jim Murphy (born December 8, 1957), is a businessman from his native Houston, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2009 and again since 2011, he has represented District 133 in Harris County.

Murphy won a fourth nonconsecutive term in the state House in the general election held on November 4, 2014. He defeated the Democrat Laura Nicol, 34,530 (74.6 percent) to 11,754 (25.4 percent).

A Houston native, Murphy graduated in 1976 from the Roman Catholic-affiliated Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School. In 1980, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

In 1986, Murphy, a Realtor, became the president and executive director of Westchase District Management Services, a 4.2-square-mile municipal management district in west Houston which has drawn more than $2 billion in new investment and created thousands of jobs. He is currently general manager to the district.

A former member of the Jaycees, Murphy is affiliated with the Houston West Chamber of Commerce, the Houston Association of Realtors, and the Urban Land Institute. He sits on the board of West Houston Medical Center. He is a founder and vice chair of the Alief Education Foundation in the community of Alief. The University of Texas regents appointed Murphy to the advisory council of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institutes, named for the late state attorney general, John Ben Shepperd.


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