Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)

Patrick Joseph Murphy is a former politician from Pennsylvania who currently serves as the United States Under Secretary of the Army. He was the first veteran of the Iraq War to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvanias 8th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. Formerly the anchor of Taking the Hill on MSNBC and a Philadelphiabased partner at national law firm Fox Rothschild, Murphy was confirmed as Under Secretary of the Army by the U.S. Senate on December 18, 2015, after having been nominated for the position by the President on August 5, 2015. Murphy was sworn into the post on January 4, 2016.

Murphy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Northeast Philadelphia area, the son of a Philadelphia police officer and a legal secretary. As a high school student, Murphy worked weekends as a security guard in the infamous 700 Level of Veterans Stadium during Philadelphia Eagles and Temple University football games.

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