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Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing from 2007 to 2013. Before being elected to Congress, Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–07). After four-term incumbent Joe Lieberman decided to retire, Murphy announced his candidacy for the 2012 U.S. Senate election. He defeated former Connecticut secretary of state Susan Bysiewicz in the Democratic primary, and subsequently defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon in the general election. ==Early life, education, and early career== Murphy was born on August 3, 1973, in White Plains, New York, the son of Catherine A. (née Lewczyk) and Scott L. Murphy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John A. Lewczyk )〕 He is of Irish and Polish descent.〔(Chris Murphy's ethnic background )〕 Murphy's father is the managing partner of Shipman & Goodwin, a Hartford law firm, and his mother is a retired ESL teacher from the Hamner Elementary School in Wethersfield. Murphy has two younger siblings, a sister, Susannah, and a brother, Ben. Murphy is a graduate of Wethersfield High School, Williams College, and the University of Connecticut School of Law. As an undergraduate, Murphy also studied at the University of Oxford, where he was a member of Exeter College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Williams at Exeter alumnus becomes youngest current US Senator )〕 On May 19, 2013, Murphy received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of New Haven.〔(University of New Haven : Ted Kennedy Jr., Sen. Murphy to address UNH Graduates on May 19 )〕 In 1996, Murphy was campaign manager for Charlotte Koskoff's unsuccessful campaign for the House against Nancy Johnson in 1996; later, Murphy would unseat Johnson himself. From 1997 to 1998 Murphy worked for Connecticut State Senate Majority Leader George Jepsen. Murphy was first elected to office in 1997, when he won a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission in Southington. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Murphy (Connecticut politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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