James Richard Murphy (born December 8, 1957), known as Jim Murphy, is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] From 2007 to 2009 and again since 2011, he has represented District 133 in Harris County.[2]
Jim Murphy | |
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| Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 12, 2021 – January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Klick |
| Succeeded by | Craig Goldman |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 133rd district | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kristi Thibaut |
| Succeeded by | Mano DeAyala |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Kristi Thibaut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Richard Murphy December 8, 1957 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kathleen Pace |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) |
Murphy won a fifth nonconsecutive term in the state House in the general election held on November 8, 2016.[3]
Political career
editMulti-billion corporate tax incentive program
editIn 2021, Murphy pushed for legislation that would extend a multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program in Texas by ten years and expanded the incentives given to companies. Investigative reporting by the Houston Chronicle revealed that nearly all applicants for the corporate tax incentive program had their applications approved, that dozens of companies failed to fulfill its pledges, and that some companies had already completed the projects that they had applied to the program for.[4]
Committee appointments
edit| Legislative Session | Committee |
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| 80th (2007) | Urban Affairs (vice-chair), Transportation, Rules and Resolutions[5] |
| 82nd (2011) | Manufacturing, Interim (chair), Partnership Advisory Commission (chair), Economic and Small Business Development, Ways and Means[6] |
| 83rd (2013) | Economic and Small Business Development - S/C Manufacturing (chair), Partnership Advisory Commission (chair), Education Policy for a Skilled Workforce (cochair), Economic and Small Business Development, Higher Education[6] |
| 84th (2015) | Corrections (chair), Ways and Means[7] |
| 85th (2017) | Special Purpose Districts (Chairman), Ways and Means, Partnership Advisory Commission (Vice-Chairman)[8] |
Murphy currently sits on these House committees: (1) Corrections (Chair) (2) Ways and Means. In 2007, he was elected president of the freshman class in the House.[9] During his first term, he authored and passed 15 bills, the most by any first-time member.[10] During the 84th Legislative Session, Murphy was elected Texas House Republican Caucus Floor Leader.[11]
Personal life
editMurphy is married to Kathleen J. Pace-Murphy, a professor at the Houston School of Nursing within the University of Texas System. Pace-Murphy is a geriatric nurse practitioner.[12] The Murphys have two sons.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Jim Murphy's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Jim Murphy". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State - Race Summary Report - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016". elections.sos.state.tx.us. June 27, 2018.
- ^ Pollock, Cassandra (2021-12-09). "Texas' multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program is slated to end in 2022. Will state officials let it die?". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Texas Legislature Online - 80th Legislature - Information for Rep. Jim Murphy". www.legis.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ a b "Texas Legislature Online - 82nd Legislature - Information for Rep. Jim Murphy". www.legis.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Texas Legislature Online - 84th Legislature - Information for Rep. Jim Murphy". www.legis.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Texas House of Representatives : Representative Murphy, Jim". Texas House of Representatives. July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Jim Murphy Biography" (PDF). Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Events | Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)". events.houston.org. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "About the Caucus :: Texas House Republican Caucus". www.texashousecaucus.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Kathleen Pace-Murphy, Ph.D." tcmnews.org. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Pace Murphy, 2014 Demon Football". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved March 29, 2014.