Amanda Murphy (politician)

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Amanda Murphy
Amber Mariano
Personal details
Born (1970-06-05) June 5, 1970 (age 53)
Conway, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDivorced
ChildrenSavannah Paige Stacy,
ResidenceNew Port Richey, Florida
Alma materFlorida State University (B.S.)
ProfessionFinancial advisor

Amanda Hickman Murphy (born June 5, 1970) is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016, representing parts of western Pasco County, including the city of New Port Richey. She was a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 2018 elections, but was defeated by Ed Hooper.

History

Murphy was born in Conway, South Carolina in 1970, and moved with her family to Pasco County in 1971. After graduating from high school, she attended Florida State University, where she received a degree in political science in 1992. She began working for Raymond James Financial in 1999 at a local branch as a financial advisor, eventually rising to become the vice-president for investments.

Florida House of Representatives

When incumbent

Tampa Tribune, which praised her "impressive business and community service background," calling her the "stronger candidate" and predicting that "she will put people first, not her political party or party leadership."[7] She also picked up the endorsement of Fasano, despite the fact that he is a Republican and served in the party leadership in the legislature.[8] On October 15, 2013, the day of the election, Murphy ended up narrowly defeating Gunter by 322 votes, receiving 51% of the vote. She was sworn into office on March 4, 2014.[9]

While serving in the legislature, Murphy worked to sponsor legislation with

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[10] She also filed legislation that would allow constituents of hers living at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club to de-annex from St. Leo and live in unincorporated Pasco County.[11]

Murphy was reelected to a full term in November 2014, receiving 54.4% of the vote over Republican Chris Gregg's 45.6%.

Amber Mariano by 748 votes, 51–49%.[13]

Florida Senate

In May 2018, Murphy announced she was running for the Florida Senate in the open 16th district, which covers southwestern Pasco County and northern Pinellas County around New Port Richey and Clearwater.[14]

In November 2018, Murphy was defeated by Ed Hooper, a retired City of Clearwater firefighter.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Bousquest, Steve; Solochek, Jeffrey S. (August 6, 2013). "Gov. Rick Scott picks Rep. Mike Fasano to be Pasco's new tax collector". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Shopes, Rich (October 15, 2013). "Democrat wins special election to replace Fasano in House District 36". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Shopes, Rich (August 30, 2013). "Alex Sink endorses Amanda Murphy in Pasco House race". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Shopes, Rich (October 3, 2013). "Crist endorses Democrat Murphy, Fasano says he voted for her". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Shopes, Rich (September 30, 2013). "Former Gov. Bush backs Gunter in House District 36 race". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Derby, Kevin (October 4, 2013). "The Stakes Are Raised With Big Endorsements in Pasco County House Battle". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. Tampa Tribune. October 10, 2013. Archived from the original
    on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ^ Henderson, Jeff (October 16, 2013). "Mike Fasano Gets the Win Even as Amanda Murphy Gets the Votes". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ^ Michael Van Sickler, Tampa Bay Times Link View all Articles (2014-03-04). "In opening remarks, Murphy zings Republican discord | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Tia (January 27, 2014). "Rep. Amanda Murphy files Medicaid expansion bill in House". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "De-annexation bill for Lake Jovita headed to Tallahassee". Tampa Bay Times. February 11, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  12. ^ Florida Division of Elections. "November 4, 2014 General Election". Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  13. ^ Buzzacco-Foerster, Jenna (2016-11-08). "Republican Amber Mariano defeats Amanda Murphy in HD 36". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  14. ^ Contorno, Steve (2018-05-09). "Democrat Amanda Murphy jumps into race for Jack Latvala's old Senate seat". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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