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Chris Murphy's Biography

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Full Name:

Christopher 'Chris' J. Murphy

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Maite; 2 Children: Austin, Jackson

Birth Date:

05/31/1968

Birth Place:

Honolulu, HI

Home City:

Summerville, SC

JD, Mississippi College, 1995

BA, The Citadel, 1990

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 98, 2010-2026

Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 98, 2024

Member, Dorchester County Council, 2002-2010

Chair, Dorchester County Council, 2005

Former Member, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Special Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Attorney, Murphy Law Firm, Limited Liability Company, 2014-present

Served, South Carolina Army National Guard

Assistant Solicitor, Charleston Solicitors Office, 2009-2010

Senior Attorney, Stuckey and Murphy, Limited Liability Corporation, 2002-2010

Assistant Solicitor, First Judicial Circuit, 1996-2001

Member, Coastal Community Foundation-Dorchester County Fund

Member, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church

Founding Member, Summerville Miracle League, Summerville Rotary Club

Special Assistant, United States Attorney, Drug/Violent Crime Task Force, 1998-2001

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

August 6, 1994

Favorite Quote:

"That government is best which governs least." -Thomas Paine

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