Chris Murphy
Christopher Murphy, born August 3, 1973 (age 53), is the junior United States Senator for Connecticut. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the House of Representatives for Connecticut's fifth district. He had endorsed Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd for President (along with all other Democratic Representatives in Connecticut.) He entered the House in 2006, defeating Nancy Johnson, and won reelection in 2008.
| Chris Murphy | |||
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| Junior U.S. Senator from Connecticut From: January 3, 2013 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Joe Lieberman | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 5th Congressional District From: January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | Nancy Johnson | ||
| Successor | Elizabeth Esty | ||
| Former State Senator from Connecticut's 16th District From: January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |||
| Predecessor | Steve Somma | ||
| Successor | Sam Caligiuri | ||
| Former State Representative from Connecticut's 81st District From: January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | |||
| Predecessor | Angelo Fusco | ||
| Successor | Bruce Zalaski | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Holahan | ||
| Religion | Protestant | ||
On November 6, 2012, Murphy was elected to the United States Senate for Connecticut to succeed retiring Senator Joe Lieberman.
Biden-Ukraine sandal
- See also: Biden-Ukraine scandal
On September 4, 2019 former Prosecutor General Victor Shokin made a sworn affidavit outlining Joe Biden's shakedown.[1] Sen. Chris Murphy, while travelling to the Ukraine, delivered a quid pro quo message to Ukrainian President Zelensky:[2] if the Ukrainian government co-operates with the U.S Justice Department investigating DNC/Ukrainian collision and interference in the 2016 presidential election, Congressional Democrats will withhold funding aid.[3]