Barbara Murphy
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Franklin district
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byJohn I. Mitchell[1]
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMichael James Murphy
Children2
EducationUniversity of Vermont (BA)

Barbara Smith Murphy (born 1957) is an American politician who serves as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Franklin district as an independent.

Early life and education

Barbara Smith Murphy was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1957, to Levi and Sybil Smith. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1975, and from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980. She married Michael James Murphy, with whom she had two children before his death in 2003, on June 21, 1980, and moved to Fairfax, Vermont.[2][3][4][5]

Career

Murphy served as a justice of the peace from 1998 to 1999, and on the board of selectmen from 2004 to 2005.[2][3] She was appointed to the Aviation Advisory Council by Governor Phil Scott.[6] She was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives from the Franklin district as an independent candidate in the 2014 election after defeating Republican nominee Chris Santee and independent candidate Bob Shea.[7] She was reelected in the 2016 and 2018 election against Republican nominee Mary Beerworth.[8][9] Murphy won without opposition in the 2020 election.[10]

Electoral history

2014 Vermont House of Representatives Franklin district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Murphy 586 45.60%
Republican Chris Santee 571 44.44%
Independent Bob Shea 228 17.74%
Total votes 1,285 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 34
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Franklin district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Murphy (incumbent) 1,194 51.18%
Republican Mary Beerworth 1,136 48.69%
Independent Write-ins 3 0.13%
Total votes 2,333 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 98
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Franklin district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Murphy (incumbent) 1,079 52.81%
Republican Mary Beerworth 961 47.04%
Independent Write-ins 3 0.15%
Total votes 2,333 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 50
2020 Vermont House of Representatives Franklin district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Murphy (incumbent) 2,484 97.91%
Independent Write-ins 53 2.09%
Total votes 2,537 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 486

References

  1. ^ "2012 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New rep named". Barbara Murphy. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Barbara Murphy". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Smith-Murphy". The Burlington Free Press. March 29, 1980. p. 19. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murphy-Smith". The Burlington Free Press. July 27, 1980. p. 37. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gov. Scott announces July boards and commissions appointments". Vermont Digger. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2014 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2016 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "2018 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021.
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