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Representative Christopher 'Chris' S. Murphy

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. House (CT) - District 5, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
On The Ballot: None, Democratic for U.S. Senate
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Cathy; 1 Child: Owen
Birth Date: 08/03/1973
Birth Place: White Plains, NY
Home City: Cheshire, CT

Recent Public Statements

Murphy, Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce New Bill to Protect Farmington River

May 21, 2012 - Today, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman John Larson, and Congressman Chris Murphy announced new legislation to create a U.S. National Park Service Wild ...

Letter to The Honorable Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General

May 9, 2012 - Today, 104 members of the House of Representatives sent one message to United States Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe: do not close any post offices or ...

Delegation Members Announce $1.1 Million to Help Disadvantaged Students in Connecticut Pursue a College Education

May 9, 2012 - U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Congressmen Jim Himes (CT-4) and Chris Murphy (CT-5) today in announcing $1,126,550 in federal grants ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 37.7%
2009 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 31%
2008 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 62%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $4,377,685.00
Total Spent $1,375,105.00
Cash On Hand $3,002,580.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 04/22/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Chris Murphy refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart

Contact Information

Campaign Email
info@chrismurphy.com

Campaign Email
christopher.murphy@elections.facebook.com

Campaign Website
http://www.chrismurphy.com/

Campaign Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ChrisMurphyCT

Campaign Website - Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/#!/chrismurphyct

Campaign Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/chrismurphyct

Campaign
Post Office Box 127
Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone: 860-257-4300
Fax: 860-223-5500

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://forms.house.gov/chrismurphy/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://chrismurphy.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisMurphyCT

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ChrisMurphyCT

Washington, D.C.
412 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4476

District
22-26 West Main Street
Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: 203-630-0815

District
198 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-798-2072

District
49 Leavenworth Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: 203-759-7541

District
114 West Main Street
Suite 206
New Britain, CT 06051
Phone: 860-223-8412
Fax: 860-827-9009

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