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  • 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)
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)
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)
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
07/20/2007 H.R.3109 Dental Health Promotion Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.R.3059 To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, and for other purposes.
07/17/2007 H.R.2166 Practicality in Education Act
07/16/2007 H.R.2941 Victims of Crime Act Preservation Fund Act of 2007
07/16/2007 H.R.2726 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007
07/16/2007 H.R.2564 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
07/12/2007 H.R.3024 Healthy Children and Families Act of 2007
07/12/2007 H.R.2942 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007
07/12/2007 H.R.1083 To amend the Act establishing the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in order to include Butler County, Pennsylvania, within the boundaries of that heritage area.
07/11/2007 H.Res.500 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in opposition to efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket price or as an instrument of political pressure.
07/11/2007 H.Res.482 Expressing support for the new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. Passed Nay
07/11/2007 H.Res.467 Condemning the decision by the leadership of the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia. Passed Yea
07/09/2007 H.R.1779 Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007
06/28/2007 H.R.2927 To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, to promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles, and for other purposes.
06/28/2007 H.R.2682 Military Spouses Employment Act of 2007
06/27/2007 H.R.1711 Flexibility in Assessments for Individuals Reform Act of 2007
06/27/2007 H.R.1687 Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007
06/27/2007 H.R.1551 Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007
06/25/2007 H.R.2526 To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
06/21/2007 H.R.2802 Local Community Radio Act of 2007
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