# Rick Murphy

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'''Rick Murphy''' was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Arizona State Senate](/source/Arizona_State_Senate), representing District 21 (previously District 9) from 2011 to 2015. He has been a realtor since 1992 and is a small business owner.

He served in the [Arizona House of Representatives](/source/Arizona_House_of_Representatives) from 2004 to 2010, where he served on numerous committees and was chairman of the Ways & Means Committee. In 2010 he was elected to the Arizona Senate, and re-elected in 2012. He was the chairman of the Senate Government Committee in 2012 and the Judiciary Committee for the 2013–2014 session.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rickmurphyaz.com/|title=I've Been Appointed AZ Senate Judiciary Chairman for 2013–14|work=Rick Murphy webpage|accessdate=27 May 2013}}</ref>

Murphy has been politically active since 1997, although his interest in politics and government began in childhood. He became a Republican precinct committeeman after the 1996 elections and held several state and district Republican Party leadership positions. He is also active in the community and non-partisan issue advocacy, particularly in the areas of taxpayer protection, chronic illness and foster care/adoption issues. He is a past chairman of the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers (now [Americans for Prosperity](/source/Americans_for_Prosperity)-Arizona), which publishes the annual "Friend of the Taxpayer" rating of the Arizona Legislature. He was a founding and long-time member of the local Hemophilia Association's Camp Committee, which organizes a summer camp for Arizona children with bleeding disorders, served as a volunteer camp counselor for 15 years, and is a past board member. He is also a volunteer Youth Coach for both junior high and high school students in the non-denominational Christian church he attends with his family.

Murphy is a native of [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona) and lives in [Peoria, Arizona](/source/Peoria%2C_Arizona) with his wife and five adopted children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=106&Legislature=51&Session_ID=110|title=Member page|work=Arizona State Legislature|accessdate=27 May 2013}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [http://rickmurphyaz.com/ Rick Murphy's webpage]

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