Lois Murphy

Lois Murphy (born February 27, 1963 in Hempstead, New York) is a Democrat from the state of Pennsylvania, who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district (map) against the Republican incumbent, Jim Gerlach in 2004 and 2006.

Murphy graduated from Harvard College and Radcliffe College magna cum laude in 1984, and from Harvard Law School cum laude in 1987. Murphy clerked for a judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1987–1989), and later worked as a lawyer for the Justice Department (1989–1990). She has also taught law at Temple University, worked for NARAL Pro-Choice America, and is now a member of a private law firm. She was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women in 2003, and is a trustee of the Women's Law Project.

Lois Murphy is married to lawyer Benjamin Eisner, whom she met at Harvard. They have two daughters, Emily and Lily. Emily Eisner is a graduate of Dartmouth College class of 2014. Lily Eisner is currently attending Dartmouth College.

In 2002 she ran Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's campaign in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
In 2004, she ran for Congress against Republican Jim Gerlach. She lost by 2%, the closest margin for an incumbent re-elected that year.
In 2006, in a rematch of the 2004 race, she lost to Gerlach by 1.2%.

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