• MURPHY, TIMOTHY
Experience: House: District 18, 2003-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,208,279Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Timothy 'Tim' F. Murphy
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Nan; 1 Child: Bevin
    Birth Date: 09/11/1952
    Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
    Home City: Upper Saint Clair, PA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    PhD, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1979
    MA, Clinical Psychology, Cleveland State University, 1976
    BS, Psychology, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 18, 2002-present
    Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1997-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Joint Subcommittee on Auditor General Selection, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, 21st Century Healthcare Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Former Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Grand Old Party Doctor's Caucus
    Member, Health Care Task Force
    Member, Men's Health Caucus
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus
    Member, Steering Committee on Children's Issues Roundtable, Family Court Division

Professional Experience

    Former Farm Hand
    Former Psychologist
    Small Business Owner
    Child Abuse Case Consultant, Allegheny County Courts
    Former Employee, Children's Hospital
    Former Employee, Magee Women's Hospital
    Former Employee, Mercy Hospital
    Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Former Consultant, Pennsylvania Schools
    Author, The Angry Child
    Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserves Medical Service Corps

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, Allegheny Community College
    Member, Advisory Board, Saint Thomas More Catholic Church
    Board Member, Alliance for Infants
    Member, American Psychological Association
    Member, Bethel Park Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Chamber of Commerce
    Former Board, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
    Member, Greater Bridgeville Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Habitat for Humanity
    Board Member, Head Start
    Member, Korean War Veterans of Western Pennsylvania Memorial Fund
    Former Board, National Aviary
    Former Member, Parents Helping Parents
    Member, Pennsylvania Parental Association
    Member, Pennsylvania Psychological Association
    Board Member, Pittsburgh Public Theater
    Member, Rotary Club
    Founding Director, Senior Aides Employment Service
    Member, Sons of American Legion
    Member, South Park Chamber of Commerce
    Board Member, Western Pennsylvania Health Center
    Former Board, Western Pennsylvania Historical Society
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 141
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month". 05/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1950 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building". 04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.R.1122 SPARC Act 03/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6120 SPARC Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.Res.850 Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month". 09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.Res.848 Calling for the maintenance of effective trade remedies for United States manufacturers and producers by ensuring that any foreign country designated as a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act of 1930 retain this status until it demonstrates that it meets all of the criteria for treatment as a market economy set forth in section 771(18)(B) of such Act. 09/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.Res.712 Expressing support for the designation of May 2016 as "Mental Health Month". 05/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/25/2016 H.Res.659 Expressing support for the designation of March 30, 2016, as "World Bipolar Day". 03/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/02/2014 H.Res.556 Expressing support for the designation of May 2014 as Mental Health Month. 05/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/03/2014 H.R.3717 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 04/03/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
03/04/2016 H.Con.Res.118 Recognizing the soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve, who were killed or wounded in their barracks by an Iraqi SCUD missile attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the attack. 03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
10/30/2015 H.Res.498 Expressing support for designation of October 2015 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month". 10/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2123 Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/08/2015 H.Res.244 Expressing support for the designation of May 2015 as "Mental Health Month". 05/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1663 Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
09/13/2013 H.R.3042 Taking Hold of Regulations to Increase Vital Employment In Energy Act 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
08/02/2013 H.R.3041 IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013 08/02/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/02/2013 H.R.2957 Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013 08/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/19/2013 H.R.2703 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013 07/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 1695
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/20/2014 H.R.4510 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
05/08/2014 H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Passed Aye
05/06/2014 H.Res.571 Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.
04/30/2014 H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Not Voting
04/24/2014 H.R.3 Northern Route Approval Act Passed Yea
03/27/2014 H.R.3387 Classified Veterans Access to Care Act
03/25/2014 H.Res.494 Affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act.
03/24/2014 H.R.4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 Passed Yea
03/14/2014 H.R.4252 Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014
03/14/2014 H.R.2810 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013
03/07/2014 H.R.4139 American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act
02/11/2014 H.Res.476 Strongly supporting the restoration and protection of State authority and flexibility in establishing and defining challenging student academic standards and assessments, and strongly denouncing the President's coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in Federal grants and flexibility waivers.
01/09/2014 H.R.3836 Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act
01/08/2014 H.R.3685 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
03/06/2014 H.R.938 United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 Passed Yea
01/29/2014 H.R.7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014 Passed Yea
01/24/2014 H.R.3790 To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62.
01/24/2014 H.R.3789 To amend title 10, United States Code, to exempt the retired pay of certain disabled veterans from the reduced adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, to prevent any adverse impact of the reduced adjustment on annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan based on retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.
01/24/2014 H.R.3788 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
01/10/2014 H.Res.456 Calling on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.
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