Stephanie Murphy

Democrat Representative of Florida's 7th district

Representative
Florida, district 7
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Florida, district 7
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Florida, district 7
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023

202-225-4035

murphy.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1978 (47 years old)

Birthday

Served as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 7th congressional district from 2017 to 2023.
Defeated incumbent Republican John Mica in the 2016 election.
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and fled the country with her family in 1979, being rescued by the United States Navy.
Grew up in Northern Virginia and attended the College of William & Mary and Georgetown University.
Worked as a national security specialist at the United States Department of Defense and received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award.
Worked in the private sector as an executive at Sungate Capital and as a business professor at Rollins College.
Became the first Vietnamese-American woman and the first Vietnamese-American Democrat elected to Congress.
Announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection to a fourth term.
Was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, New Democrat Coalition, Problem Solvers Caucus, Climate Solutions Caucus, LGBT Equality Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
Served on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.
Supported comprehensive immigration reform, a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants, and reforms to the visa system.
Advocated for gun control measures, including universal background checks and prohibiting those on the No Fly List from purchasing firearms.
Voted for both articles of impeachment against Donald Trump.
Opposed a House resolution limiting Trump’s military actions against Iran without congressional approval.
Proposed to deny security clearances to QAnon believers and characterized climate change as a national security threat.
Co-sponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Described herself as a pro-trade Democrat and was the only House Democrat to vote against the America COMPETES Act of 2022.
Voted against the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022.
Married with two children and identifies as a Protestant Christian.