Erin P. Murphy

Erin P. Murphy DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 64

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Erin P. MurphyDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 64
64
Years of Age
13
Years of Experience
MNResidence (state)

Erin Murphy (born March 13, 1960) is a Minnesota politician serving as Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate since 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 64, which includes the Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Summit Hill, and St. Anthony Park, neighborhoods of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives, executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association, and is also a registered nurse.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
College of Saint Catherine
MA Health Care
2005
College of Saint Catherine
MA Organizational Leadership
2005
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
BS Nursing
1984
Past Positions1 - 15 of 15
Assistant Majority Leader
Minnesota State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Minnesota State Senate
2021 - Current
Representative
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2006 - 2019
Deputy Minority Leader
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2015 - 2016
Former Assistant Majority Leader
Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Assistant Minority Leader
Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Majority Leader
Minnesota State House of Representatives
Adjunct Faculty, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Saint Catherine University
2010 - Current
Executive Director
Minnesota Nurses Association
2001 - 2007
Legislative Director
Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III
1997 - 1999
Lobbyist
Minnesota Nurses Association
1990 - 1997
Adjunct Professor
Saint Catherine's University
Community Relations Director
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Operating Room Nurse
University of Minnesota Hospital
Organizer
Minnesota Nurses Association
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Director
Saint Paul Democrat Farmer Labor Party
2001
Member
Board of Directors, Citizens for a Safer Minnesota
1999 - 2001
Co-Chair
Steering Committee, Cover All Kids
Executive Board Member
Minnesota Chapter, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
Member
Board of Trustees, American Nurses Association Political Action Committee
Former Member
Ways and Means Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
MNsure Legislative Oversight Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Human Services Reform Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Legacy Funding Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Health and Human Services Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
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