# Erin Murphy

Erin Murphy is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 64.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 64
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81828030-d1b8-4641-8692-8148fca58b28

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81828030-d1b8-4641-8692-8148fca58b28 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

96% of the 27 bills Murphy sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 67 in the Minnesota Senate.

## What Murphy says (MN 2025–26 session)

65 classified statements: 65 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Murphy | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.3% | 2.4% | 18 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 13.9% | 10.3% | 99 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 42.9% | 242 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 3.4% | 142 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 16.1% | 288 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 4.6% | 0.8% | 14 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 40% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Taxation 20% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.04), from 333 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

153 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (93.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted nay · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 38. 96.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 1 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 87: A Senate resolution commemorating the lives and work of deceased Senators (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR87/
- SR 86: A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR86/
- SR 81: A Senate resolution relating to appointment of a committee to escort the Governor to the House Chamber for a Joint Convention (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR81/
- SR 69: A Senate resolution amending the Temporary Rules of the Senate (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR69/
- SC 7: A Senate concurrent resolution relating to adjournment for more than three days (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SC7/
- SR 62: A Senate resolution recognizing Minnesota Senate employees for their years of dedicated service (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR62/
- SR 63: A Senate resolution recognizing Minnesota Senate employees for their dedicated service (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR63/
- SC 6: A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2026 regular session (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SC6/
- SF 3688: Civil action against a person for failure to render aid in certain circumstances authorization provision (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3688/
- SR 58: A Senate resolution relating to mileage; setting the miles traveled by members of the Senate in going to and returning from the Capitol (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR58/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2109719823596810582
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2108913833012277422
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2108324087407714488
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2083544623939502547
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2032062773685784936
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2029666124451688565
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2025632785721893314
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2023586688711159897
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2020682616228233495
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/epmurphymn/status/2019906950759121313

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1248
- Campaign site: https://www.murphyfor64.com/
- X: https://x.com/epmurphymn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mn.erinmurphy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinformn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinformn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-murphy-2392106/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81828030-d1b8-4641-8692-8148fca58b28