Carol A. Murphy is an American

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politician, who has served in the

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since January 9, 2018. Murphy served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Majority Leader from 2020 to 2021 and has been the Majority Whip since 2022.

New Jersey Assembly

A resident of Mount Laurel, she has represented the 7th Legislative District in the

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Assembly since 2018, replacing

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, who relinquished his seat to successfully run for the New Jersey Senate.Legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2018. She was the first Assemblywoman to represent the 7th Legislative District in 20 years, with the last Assemblywoman for the district having been elected in 1995. She was also the first Democrat from Mount Laurel to ever serve in the State Legislature. In 2020, she was one of the primary sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires a curriculum diversity and inclusion to be included in the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the current session are: *Judiciary, Vice-Chair *Budget *Financial Institutions and Insurance

District 7

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the

. The representatives from the 7th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: *Senator

(D) *Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D) *Assemblywoman Carol A. Murphy (D)

Early life and career

Murphy's father was an Army veteran and

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recipient who she credits as the reason she learned about the value of service. She was quoted as saying, "Like all of you, I’ve experienced tragedies and struggles. I want to be on the front lines during the toughest times, fighting for you in Trenton.” Prior to her time in the Assembly, she held several jobs in the public sector, including serving as Community Relations Manager for the

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, Chief of Staff to state Senator Linda R. Greenstein (

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), and Director of Policy and Communication for Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera (

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Electoral history

Assembly

References

External links

Legislative web page
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