Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)
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Secretary of the Army Acting |
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In office January 11, 2016 – May 17, 2016 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Eric Fanning (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fanning |
| Undersecretary of the Army | |
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In office January 4, 2016 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hawley (Senior Official) |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Speer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Mike Fitzpatrick |
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Patrick Joseph Murphy October 19, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Safford |
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Bucks County Community College Kings College, Pennsylvania Widener University |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1996–2004 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit |
 82nd Airborne DivisionU.S. Army JAG Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Patrick Joseph Murphy (born October 19, 1973) is a former politician from Pennsylvania who formerly served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army. He was the first veteran of the Iraq War to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2007-11. Formerly the anchor of Taking the Hill on MSNBC and a Philadelphia-based partner at national law firm Fox Rothschild,
Murphy was confirmed as Under Secretary of the Army by the U.S. Senate on December 18, 2015, after having been nominated for the position by the President on August 5, 2015. Murphy was sworn into the post on January 4, 2016.
Murphy was born in Philadelphia and raised in that city's Northeast area, the son of a city police officer and a legal secretary. As a high school student, Murphy worked weekends as a security guard in the infamous "700 Level" of Veterans Stadium during Philadelphia Eagles and Temple University football games.
Murphy graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia. He attended Bucks County Community College before enrolling at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the hockey team, Student Government President and a member of the Sigma Kappa Sigma fraternity. Murphy was a cadet in the U.S. Army ROTC at the neighboring University of Scranton, graduating from Scranton's Royal Warriors Battalion in 1996.
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