Chris Murphy is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut, serving since 2013. A Democrat, his career includes prior service in the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2013) and both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly. He served two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999-2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003-2007). He is also an author and an activist.
On August 3, 1973, Christopher Scott Murphy was born. He is an American lawyer, author, and politician.
In 1996, Christopher Murphy served as campaign manager for Charlotte Koskoff's unsuccessful House campaign against Nancy Johnson.
In 1997, Christopher Murphy was first elected to office, winning a seat on the planning and zoning commission in Southington.
From 1997 to 1998, Christopher Murphy worked for Connecticut State Senate Majority Leader George Jepsen. This experience provided valuable insight into state politics.
In 1998, at age 25, Christopher Murphy defeated incumbent Republican State Representative Angelo Fusco with 55% of the vote, marking his entry into the Connecticut House of Representatives.
In March 1999, Christopher Murphy criticized U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Johnson's vote for impeaching President Bill Clinton, showcasing his early political stances.
In 1999, Christopher Murphy became a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving two terms, marking the start of his career in the Connecticut General Assembly.
In 2000, Christopher Murphy was re-elected to a second term as State Representative, defeating Barbara Morelli with 68% of the vote, demonstrating strong voter support.
In 2001, Christopher Murphy co-sponsored a bill to eliminate child poverty, demonstrating his early focus on social welfare issues. He also proposed legislation for free community-technical college tuition and a ban on smoking in state colleges.
In 2002, Christopher Murphy was a supporter of rights for LGBT people, demonstrating his early advocacy for LGBT equality. He served on the Judiciary Committee during his tenure.
In 2003, Christopher Murphy joined the Clean Car Alliance and supported California-like environmental standards on auto manufacturers, demonstrating his commitment to environmental protection.
In 2003, Christopher Murphy transitioned to the Connecticut Senate after serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
In 2004, Billy Smolinski Jr., a resident of Murphy's district, disappeared, inspiring Murphy's later efforts to reform missing-persons databases.
In 2004, Christopher Murphy supported a bill that would ban smoking in all restaurants and bars, reflecting his focus on public health issues.
In 2004, Christopher Murphy was re-elected to a second term in the Connecticut State Senate, defeating Republican Christopher O'Brien with 60% of the vote.
In 2005, Christopher Murphy authored legislation establishing the new Office of Child Protection, and also wrote Public Act 05–149, permitting stem-cell research while prohibiting human cloning.
In 2005, during his tenure in the State Senate, Christopher Murphy was one of the first ten co-sponsors of a civil union bill that passed the General Assembly, demonstrating his support for LGBT rights.
In 2006, Christopher Murphy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating twelve-term incumbent Republican Nancy Johnson with 56% of the vote, marking a significant victory.
In May 2007, Christopher Murphy organized a group of freshmen House members to support the creation of an independent, non-partisan ethics panel to review complaints against members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In August 2007, Chris Murphy married Catherine Holahan.
In 2007, Christopher Murphy was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district.
In 2007, after home invasions in his district, Christopher Murphy proposed making home invasion a federal crime, aiming to address local safety concerns.
In March 2008, the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, which Christopher Murphy helped shape, was passed into law by the House, enhancing congressional accountability.
In August 2008, Christopher Murphy sent a letter to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer expressing support for increased oil drilling as part of a bipartisan energy bill, showcasing a nuanced approach to energy policy.
In 2008, Christopher Murphy authored the "Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act", passed by the House, to modernize Section 811, which governs federal supportive housing grants.
In 2008, Christopher Murphy successfully added an amendment to rail legislation to facilitate cooperation between Amtrak and the state of Connecticut on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line project.
In 2008, Christopher Murphy was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 60% of the vote, demonstrating continued strong support from his district.
In 2008, as a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Christopher Murphy introduced and successfully passed into law the "Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008", requiring companies doing major business with the federal government to disclose top executives' salaries.
In 2008, following a brutal home invasion in Cheshire, Christopher Murphy proposed making home invasion a federal crime, aiming to address local safety concerns.
In August 2009, Christopher Murphy defended his role in supporting HR 3200, the House health-care reform bill, at a contentious town hall meeting in Simsbury.
In 2009, Christopher Murphy introduced "Billy's Law" to improve coordination of law-enforcement efforts to locate missing persons, named in honor of Billy Smolinski Jr.
In 2010, Christopher Murphy was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, securing 54% of the vote.
On January 20, 2011, Christopher Murphy announced that he would run for the Senate seat held by Joe Lieberman, who was retiring.
In February 2011, Christopher Murphy voted to extend provisions of the Patriot Act, despite his calls for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, illustrating a complex stance on national security.
In 2011, Christopher Murphy sponsored a bill subjecting Supreme Court Justices to the same ethical code as other federal judges and suggested an investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas's ethical violations related to Republican Party supporters.
In 2012, Christopher Murphy ran for the U.S. Senate after Joe Lieberman retired. He won against Susan Bysiewicz in the primary and Linda McMahon in the general election and became the youngest senator of the 113th Congress.
In 2012, Christopher Murphy was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Linda McMahon with 55% of the vote, marking a significant milestone in his career.
On January 3, 2013, Christopher Murphy took office as the junior United States senator for Connecticut, focusing on transportation, infrastructure, Long Island Sound preservation, small farms, and Connecticut manufacturing.
On May 19, 2013, Christopher Murphy received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of New Haven.
In 2013, Christopher Murphy became the junior United States Senator from Connecticut.
On June 8, 2015, Chris Murphy co-authored "Principles for a Progressive Foreign Policy" in Foreign Affairs, proposing a framework for a Democratic foreign policy strategy.
On June 24, 2015, Chris Murphy stated that "Since Sandy Hook there has been a school shooting, on average, every week," a claim that The Washington Post later described as misleading.
On August 5, 2015, Chris Murphy introduced the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 with Senator Bill Cassidy. The legislation aimed to overhaul the mental health system by building treatment capacity, promoting integrated care models, expanding the mental health workforce, and encouraging the enforcement of existing mental health parity laws.
In 2015, Chris Murphy identified as "Protestant/unaffiliated" and stated that he was "not a regular churchgoer these days", partially due to his children and busy schedule.
On January 29, 2016, Chris Murphy recommended that the US stop supporting the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen and suspend military sales to Saudi Arabia until the US receives assurances about efforts against al-Qaeda and ISIS and Saudi Arabia lessens its support of Wahhabism.
In March 2016, Chris Murphy co-authored the bipartisan bill the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act with Republican Senator Rob Portman.
On March 16, 2016, the Mental Health Reform Act was passed unanimously by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
In September 2016, Chris Murphy signed an AIPAC-sponsored letter urging President Obama to veto "one-sided" resolutions against Israel regarding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
On November 30, 2016, legislators approved a measure within the National Defense Authorization Act to ask the U.S. State Department to take action against foreign propaganda through an interagency panel. The legislation authorized funding of $160 million over a two-year period. The initiative was developed through the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act.
On December 7, 2016, the Senate passed Mental Health Reform as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. The bill also provided $1 billion in funding to address the opioid crisis and funding for the NIH Cancer Moonshot initiative.
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the Mental Health Reform bill into law.
In 2016, Chris Murphy voted in favor of the Daines/Merkley Amendment to enable Veterans Health Administration doctors to discuss the benefits of medical marijuana with their patients. He also voted in favor of the Mikulski Medical Marijuana Amendment, which protects users in states with medical marijuana laws from federal interference.
In 2016, Christopher Murphy walked 126 miles across Connecticut, engaging with constituents and holding daily town hall meetings.
In 2016, following the Orlando nightclub shooting, Chris Murphy staged a filibuster regarding gun control, which entered the list of the top 10 longest filibusters in U.S. history.
In April 2017, Chris Murphy was one of five Democratic senators to sign a letter to then-President Trump that warned failure "to take immediate action to oppose the lawsuit or direct House Republicans to forgo this effort will increase instability in the insurance market, as insurers may choose not to participate in the marketplace in 2018".
In July 2017, Chris Murphy voted in favor of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that placed sanctions on Iran together with Russia and North Korea.
In November 2017, Chris Murphy accused the United States of complicity in the war crimes committed in Yemen by the Saudi-led military coalition and in Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
In December 2017, Chris Murphy criticized Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying that it needs to be done at the right time and in the right manner.
Following the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting, Chris Murphy and fellow U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Fix NICS Act to ensure criminal records are submitted to the federal background-check system.
In 2017, Chris Murphy introduced a national assault-weapon ban, reflecting his strong support for gun control.
In 2017, Christopher Murphy repeated his walk across Connecticut, covering 106 miles and holding five town hall meetings, continuing his engagement with constituents.
In March 2018, following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Chris Murphy was one of ten senators to sign a letter requesting a hearing on the causes and remedies of mass shootings.
In May 2018, Chris Murphy was one of twelve senators to sign a letter to Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority Colleen Kiko urging the FLRA to end efforts to close its Boston regional office until Congress debated the matter.
In June 2018, the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line, for which Christopher Murphy advocated, began operation, providing daily commuter service.
In October 2018, Chris Murphy wrote that if the reports of Jamal Khashoggi's murder are true, it should represent a fundamental break in Saudi Arabia–United States relations.
In December 2018, after President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, Chris Murphy said that he supported withdrawing troops but also called for rejoining a diplomatic process.
In 2018, Christopher Murphy was re-elected to the U.S. Senate for a second term, defeating Republican businessman Matt Corey with 59.5 percent of the vote.
In 2018, Christopher Murphy won re-election to the U.S. Senate for a second term.
In February 2019, Chris Murphy was one of seven senators to reintroduce legislation requiring sanctions on Saudi officials involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and seeking to address support for the Yemen civil war through prohibiting some weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and U.S. military refueling of Saudi coalition planes.
In April 2019, Chris Murphy was one of thirty-four senators to sign a letter to President Trump encouraging him "to listen to members of your own Administration and reverse a decision that will damage our national security and aggravate conditions inside Central America".
In July 2019, Chris Murphy and fifteen other Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which mandated that ICE agents obtain approval from a supervisor before engaging in enforcement actions at sensitive locations and receive annual training, along with annual reporting requirements.
In January 2020, Chris Murphy wrote to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, urging the FBI to investigate the allegations that Saudi Arabia illegally compromised and stole personal data from Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post.
In September 2020, Chris Murphy published a book on gun control titled The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy.
In early 2020, Christopher Murphy secretly met with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss various issues, including U.S. nationals detained in Iran and regional conflicts.
In 2021, following the storming of the United States Capitol, Christopher Murphy called for the removal of Donald Trump from office and announced he would lead an investigation into the security breaches during the attack.
In June 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Chris Murphy criticized the justices that supported the decision, calling them "politicians" and commenting on the inconsistency of the abortion and gun rulings.
In June 2022, after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Chris Murphy called it a "disaster" of a decision.
In July 2023, Murphy introduced the National Strategy for Social Connection Act, which aimed to establish a White House Office of Social Connection Policy to coordinate federal agencies in creating policies promoting social infrastructure and issue guidelines to foster social bonds. The legislation also suggested funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to research loneliness and social isolation.
By 2023, Chris Murphy had joined churches in Hartford and Washington.
In 2023, Chris Murphy introduced a national assault-weapon ban, reflecting his strong support for gun control.
In January 2024, Chris Murphy voted against a resolution, proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders, to apply the human rights provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act to U.S. aid to Israel's military.
On February 7, 2024, Chris Murphy stated he would support an amendment requiring weapons sold internationally to be used in compliance with U.S. law, international humanitarian law, and the laws of armed conflict.
In March 2024, Chris Murphy was one of 19 Democratic senators to sign a letter to the Biden administration urging the U.S. to recognize a "nonmilitarized" Palestinian state after the war in Gaza.
In April 2024, Chris Murphy, in partnership with Utah Governor Spencer Cox, announced a series of round-table events focused on restoring the value of the "common good." These forums aimed to bring together thinkers, researchers, and writers to explore community solutions to combat loneliness and foster social solidarity.
On November 15, 2024, Chris Murphy's office confirmed that he and his wife, Catherine Holahan, were separating after 17 years of marriage.
After the defeat of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, Chris Murphy urged a significant revamp of Democratic Party policy, citing neoliberalism, alienation of Americans, and a perception of elitism.
In 2024, Christopher Murphy won re-election to the U.S. Senate for a third term.
In 2024, Christopher Murphy won the general election and was elected to a third term in the US Senate.
Since the 2024 United States presidential election, Chris Murphy has emerged as a prominent critic of Donald Trump within the Democratic Party.
In January 2025, Chris Murphy, along with senators Ted Cruz, Katie Britt, and Brian Schatz, introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). This act aimed to set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding "algorithmically-targeted" content to users under the age of 17.
In March 2025, Chris Murphy stated "The White House has become an arm of the Kremlin."
In April 2025, Chris Murphy voted for a pair of resolutions, proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders, to cancel the Trump's administration's sales of $8.8 billion in bombs and other munitions to Israel.
In 2028, media outlets including The Guardian, The New York Times and NBC have listed Chris Murphy as a possible presidential candidate.
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