Tim Murphy | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Mike Doyle |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 37th district |
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In office January 7, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Mike Fisher |
Succeeded by | John Pippy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio |
September 11, 1952
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Nanette Missig |
Residence | Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Wheeling Jesuit University, Cleveland State University, University of Pittsburgh |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Navy Reserve |
Rank | Commander |
Timothy Francis "Tim" Murphy (born September 11, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate.
The district includes several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. It includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties. He won re-election in 2016 unopposed.
Murphy was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a prominent native of Northfield, Ohio, where he attended St. Barnabas Catholic School, then attended Walsh Jesuit High School, and received his Bachelor of Science from Wheeling Jesuit University, his MA from Cleveland State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Upon leaving school, he became a practicing psychologist and an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He also made regular appearances on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh from 1979 to 1995 as a health care expert.