Michael B. "Mike" Murphy is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana House of Representatives

The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...

, representing the 90th District since 1994.

In 2010, Mike Murphy ran for the 2010 Republican nomination to seat currently held by Dan Burton

Dan Burton

Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....

. He released several detailed policy position papers to the public through his website. Murphy lost his 2010 bid for Congress in Indiana's 5th District. He came in 4th in the 7-way race, receiving 9,805 votes (approx. 9% of the vote)

External links

• State Representative Michael Murphy official Indiana State Legislature site
• Mike Murphy For Congress official campaign site