Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection

MURPHY, Scott, a Representative from New York; born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., January 26, 1970; graduated from David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Mo., 1988; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1992; businessman; professional advocate; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (March 31, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.