Chris (Chris) S. Murphy (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.4041
FAX: 202.224.9750
District: 860.549.8463
Senator
Room 303 HSOB- Hart Senate Office Building 120 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510

Residence: Cheshire, CT
Elected: 2012    Next Election: 2018
Spouse: Catherine Holahan   DOB: 8/3/1973
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on European Affairs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
MemberSenate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Children and Families
MemberSenate Committee on Foreign Relations
FC MemberBicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
MemberSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
MemberJoint Economic Committee
FC MemberHurricane Irene Coalition
FC MemberCongressional Vision Caucus
FC MemberArthritis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Brain Injury Task Force
FC MemberJoint Strike Fighter Caucus
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus

Bio

Christopher Murphy is a senator from Connecticut; born in White Plains, N.Y., August 3, 1973; B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1996; attended Exeter College, Oxford, England, 1994-1995; J.D., University of Connecticut, Hartford, Conn., 2002; lawyer, private practice; Southington, Conn., planning and zoning commission, 1997-1999; member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1999-2003; member of the Connecticut state senate, 2003-2006; elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term ending January 3, 2019.