Gregory Francis Murphy

Republican Representative of North Carolina's 3rd district

Representative
North Carolina, district 3
September 17, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
North Carolina, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
North Carolina, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepGregMurphy

gregmurphy.house.gov

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March 5, 1963 (61 years old)

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Raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Needham B. Broughton High School.
Attended Davidson College as an Edward Crosland Stuart Scholar and completed medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with honors.
Completed residency in urology and renal transplantation at the University of Kentucky.
Worked as a medical missionary in Bihar, India, and Haiti.
Served as president of a medical practice, Chief of Staff of Vidant Medical Center, and faculty member at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
Received a Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Association of Clinical Urologists in 2017 and a Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 2019.
Appointed to the North Carolina General Assembly in November 2015, elected in 2016 and reelected in 2018.
Introduced the STOP Act and the HOPE Act to address opioid misuse and drug trafficking in North Carolina.
Introduced legislation to improve veterans’ access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy and to improve birthing standards for birth centers in North Carolina.
Served on several state legislative committees, including as Vice-chairman of Appropriations and Chairman of Appropriations, Health and Human Services.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a 2019 special election and reelected in 2020.
Serves on the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Committee on House Administration.
Member of several caucuses, including the Doctors Caucus and the Conservative Climate Caucus.
Introduced the EDUCATE Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, banning federal funds for medical schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion training.
Introduced the INFLUENCE Act to reduce Chinese espionage at American universities.
Made controversial statements about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and in response to a tweet by Representative Ilhan Omar.
Criticized Davidson College for removing a requirement that its president and most trustees be Christian.
Supported the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results.
Objected to the counting of electoral votes for five swing states won by Biden during the January 6, 2021, joint session.
Did not vote on Trump’s second impeachment due to being with his wife as she recovered from surgery.
Made a controversial tweet regarding rape and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which was later deleted.