Jason Murphey is an American politician and former Republican State Representative in the US state of Oklahoma. He represented District 31 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives; the district comprised portions of Logan and Oklahoma counties and includes the cities of Edmond and Guthrie.[1] Murphey currently serves as the chair of the Government Modernization Committee and was named to this position prior to the 2009 legislative session.[2][3] As chair, Murphy was the House author of Senator Glen Coffee's attempt to centralize the state's information technology systems and the Oklahoma Government 2.0 initiative, which resulted in the creation of data.ok.gov.
Jason Murphey | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 31st district | |
| In office 2006–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Depue |
| Succeeded by | Garry Mize |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Official web site |
Legislative career
editDuring his legislative career, Murphey's projects have included setting term limits on statewide elected officials, the creation of the data.ok.gov transparency portal, and the co-sponsorship of legislation to centralize of information technology systems in Oklahoma state government. During his first year in office, he authored legislation to lower legislative pay.[4][5] He is also the author of unsuccessful attempts to end lobbyist gift-giving to legislators and to remove the Oklahoma Legislature's exemption from the state's open records and open meeting laws.
In 2006, Jason Murphey was the only Oklahoma legislative candidate to defeat an incumbent in the 2006 primary/runoff election.[6]
In 2008, Murphey's 12,978 votes represented more votes than any other candidate for the House District 31 seat had received in the history of the district.[7]
In 2010, Murphey won re-election with more votes than any other Oklahoma State House Republican candidate that election season.[citation needed] Murphey's vote total was also the biggest vote tally for a Republican primary candidate in the history of House District 31.
In 2014, Government Technology magazine named Murphey as one of the Tech-Savviest Legislators in the U.S.[8]
On June 24, 2014, Murphey won re-election by capturing more votes than any other Oklahoma House Republican on the ballot that day. He scored the most votes of any State House candidate (3,623) and secured the highest percentage (82.9%).[9]
Murphey will be required to step down in 2018 due to term limits.[10]
Lobbyist reform
editMurphey has been critical of the influence of lobbyists over state politicians. He has pledged to refuse personal gifts and campaign contributions from lobbyists and the groups that employ them. He proposed legislation that would have created a "no gift" list that legislators could use to refuse lobbyist gifts.[11] In 2016, he proposed legislation to end all lobbyist gift-giving to legislators.[12]
Term limits
editMurphey authored a bill to let constituents vote on establishing term limits on all statewide elected officials.[13] The voters approved the proposal in November 2010.[14]
Openness
editMurphey authored legislation to remove an exemption for the Oklahoma Legislature in the state's open meeting and open records laws.[15] As of 2016, his attempts have been unsuccessful.
Election history
edit| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 13,626 | 74.87% | ||
| John Tiller | Democratic Party | 4,574 | 25.13% | ||
| Source: [1] Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 3,623 | 82.9% | ||
| Andrew Muchmore | Republican Party | 626 | 17.1% | ||
| Source: [2] Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 3,981 | 74.92% | ||
| AJ Jones | Republican Party | 1,333 | 25.08% | ||
| Source: [3] Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 12,978 | 69.54% | ||
| Jennifer Sherrill | Democratic Party | 5,684 | 30.46% | ||
| Source: [4][permanent dead link] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 6,544 | 57.11% | ||
| Thomas R. Cook | Democratic Party | 4,914 | 42.89% | ||
| Source: [5][permanent dead link] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 2,012 | 53.54% | ||
| Dale Depue | Republican Party | 1,746 | 46.46% | ||
| Source: [6] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 1,792 | 49.53% | ||
| Dale Depue | Republican Party | 1,671 | 46.19% | ||
| Wayne M. Hlincky | Republican Party | 155 | 4.28% | ||
| Source: [7] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 1,805 | 46.69% | ||
| Dale Depue | Republican Party | 2,061 | 53.31% | ||
| Source: [8] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Murphey | Republican Party | 1,928 | 44.51% | ||
| WILLIAM W. WHEELER | Republican Party | 487 | 11.24% | ||
| STEVEN FARLEY | Republican Party | 732 | 16.90% | ||
| Dale Depue | Republican Party | 1,004 | 23.18% | ||
| WAYNE M. HLINICKY | Republican Party | 92 | 2.12% | ||
| Bill Stoval | Republican Party | 89 | 2.05% | ||
| Source: [9] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "House Members - Oklahoma House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ okhouse.gov, Jerry J. Jansen - webmaster @. "Committee Members - Oklahoma House of Representatives". www.okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "House Speaker announces new committee structure" OPEA.org (accessed April 16, 2013)
- ^ Lawmaker wants to cut lawmaker pay, Edmond Sun, January 25, 2007 (accessed April 13, 2013).
- ^ Mock, Jennifer. Legislation would tie lawmakers' salary to states per capita, Edmond Sun, January 26, 2007 (accessed April 13, 2013).
- ^ Primary Election Results for 2006 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 13, 2013)
- ^ 2008 Primary Elections (accessed April 13, 2013)
- ^ "Meet the Tech-Savviest Legislators in the U.S. (Interactive Map)". 10 April 2014.
- ^ 2014 Primary Election Results Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (accessed August 6, 2014)
- ^ Representative Murphey, Jason District 31 - Republican Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 9, 2013)
- ^ McNutt, Michael. Rules committee to hear 3 new measures, February 21, 2008 (accessed April 13, 2013)
- ^ http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20INT/hB/HB1004%20INT.PDF [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Oklahoma Capitol briefs term limit proposal heading to vote in Oklahoma Senate, April 15, 2009 (accessed April 13, 2013)
- ^ http://www.jasonmurphey.com (accessed April 13, 2013)
- ^ Dean, Bryan. Oklahoma legislators consider making themselves subject to openness laws, Oklahoman, March 11, 2012. (accessed April 16, 2013)