Carol Murphy
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Carol J. Murphy is an American
Republican Party
politician. She served four full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1993 to 2002, where she represented the 26th Legislative District
.
A graduate of William Paterson College
, with a major in communications, Murphy was employed as a full-time legislator and lived in Morris Plains, New Jersey
. She was elected to the Montville, New Jersey Township Committee and served as its Deputy Mayor from 1980 to 1984. In 1989, Murphy served on the New Jersey Commission on Employment and Training and as Chair of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Citizens Advisory Committee. She was elected to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
, serving in office from 1984 to 1993. Murphy was a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court
Committee on Environmental Litigation from 1989 to 1991, served on the New Jersey Commission on County and Municipal Government in 1991 and 1992, and served on the United States Environmental Protection Agency
's Local Government and Small Town Advisory Committee starting in 1993.
With Robert Martin taking Leanna Brown
's vacant seat in the Senate in August 1993, Murphy was selected to fill Martin's open seat in the Assembly. Murphy was elected to the General Assembly in 1993, and re-elected together with Alex DeCroce
in 1995, 1997 and 1999. She served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1996 to 1998 and as Majority Conference Leader starting in 1998. She was a member of the Policy and Regulatory Oversight Committee.
In order to accommodate hunters who had more deer meat than they could eat and to help feed the hungry in New Jersey, Murphy proposed legislation to allow food banks and other charitable organizations to accept venison
that was cleaned and cut by butchers approved by the New Jersey Department of Health
. The bill passed in the Assembly in June 1996.
Murphy was nominated to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
by Acting Governor of New Jersey
Donald DiFrancesco
. In February 2001, a special convention of district Republicans chose Joseph Pennacchio
to fill the General Assembly seat vacated by Murphy.
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician. She served four full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1993 to 2002, where she represented the 26th Legislative District
26th Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 26th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Morris County municipalities of Butler Borough, Chatham Borough, East Hanover Township, Florham Park Borough, Hanover Township, Kinnelon Borough, Lincoln Park Borough, Montville Township, Morris Plains Borough,...
.
A graduate of William Paterson College
William Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
, with a major in communications, Murphy was employed as a full-time legislator and lived in Morris Plains, New Jersey
Morris Plains, New Jersey
Morris Plains, billing itself "the Community of Caring," is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,236....
. She was elected to the Montville, New Jersey Township Committee and served as its Deputy Mayor from 1980 to 1984. In 1989, Murphy served on the New Jersey Commission on Employment and Training and as Chair of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is a regulatory authority in New Jersey charged with the responsibility of seeing that "safe, adequate, and proper utility services are provided at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey." The NJBPU regulates natural gas, electricity, water,...
Citizens Advisory Committee. She was elected to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, serving in office from 1984 to 1993. Murphy was a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...
Committee on Environmental Litigation from 1989 to 1991, served on the New Jersey Commission on County and Municipal Government in 1991 and 1992, and served on the United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
's Local Government and Small Town Advisory Committee starting in 1993.
With Robert Martin taking Leanna Brown
Leanna Brown
Leanna Brown is an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, where she represented the 26th Legislative District. She was the first Republican woman elected to the New Jersey Senate....
's vacant seat in the Senate in August 1993, Murphy was selected to fill Martin's open seat in the Assembly. Murphy was elected to the General Assembly in 1993, and re-elected together with Alex DeCroce
Alex DeCroce
Alex DeCroce is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1989, where he represents the 26th legislative district....
in 1995, 1997 and 1999. She served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1996 to 1998 and as Majority Conference Leader starting in 1998. She was a member of the Policy and Regulatory Oversight Committee.
In order to accommodate hunters who had more deer meat than they could eat and to help feed the hungry in New Jersey, Murphy proposed legislation to allow food banks and other charitable organizations to accept venison
Venison
Venison is the meat of a game animal, especially a deer but also other animals such as antelope, wild boar, etc.-Etymology:The word derives from the Latin vēnor...
that was cleaned and cut by butchers approved by the New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey's State Board of Health was established in 1877. Its administrative functions were vested in the Department of Health, which was created in 1947. In 1996, the latter was...
. The bill passed in the Assembly in June 1996.
Murphy was nominated to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is a regulatory authority in New Jersey charged with the responsibility of seeing that "safe, adequate, and proper utility services are provided at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey." The NJBPU regulates natural gas, electricity, water,...
by Acting Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
Donald DiFrancesco
Donald DiFrancesco
Donald Thomas DiFrancesco was the 51st Governor of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002 by virtue of his status as President of the New Jersey Senate, the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature....
. In February 2001, a special convention of district Republicans chose Joseph Pennacchio
Joseph Pennacchio
Joseph "Joe" Pennacchio is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 26th Legislative district...
to fill the General Assembly seat vacated by Murphy.