Political party Republican Occupation Physician Party Republican Party | Alma mater Davidson College Spouse Wendy Murphy | |
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Residence Greenville, North Carolina, United States Children Matt Murphy, Parker Murphy, Leigh Murphy Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1989), Davidson College Profiles | ||
Dr. Gregory F. Murphy is an American urologist currently serving as a Republican Representative in the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Background
Murphy was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Davidson College and then Medical School at UNC. After finishing surgical training he and his wife settled in Greenville, North Carolina.
Prior to election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, Murphy served as President of a medical practice , that employs 50+ people. He was also a member of the ECU School of Medicine Faculty and served as Chief of Staff of Vidant Medical Center.
Early life, education, early career
Murphy graduated with honors from Davidson College where he studied Pre-Med and Religion. He later graduated with honors from UNC-CH School of Medicine. Murphy has served extensively in his Church, the Boy Scouts and other local foundations, Murphy has led countless overseas Medical Missions to help people in such places as Haiti after their devastating earthquake and here in the U.S. after Hurricane Katrina
Tenure
Murphy was appointed to the Assembly in November 2015 and serves the 9th District of Pitt County, to finish the term of Brian Brown, who resigned. Murphy has a lifetime rating of 86.00 from the National Rifle Association and a 100 from the North Carolina Civitas Institute.
2016
He faced Brian Farkas, on November 8 and won the election with 22,540 votes (57.52 percent) while Farkas had 16,648 votes (42.48 percent).
Committees
In his second term, Murphy serves as Chair on the Committee of Health and as well as Chair of Appropriations and Health and Human Services.