# Kelly Murphy

Kelly Murphy is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 125.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 125
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8abb4c0b-ed96-442e-8483-93a05845dcc5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8abb4c0b-ed96-442e-8483-93a05845dcc5 (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

Murphy reported $580 in the 2024 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $5,075).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 15 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.7% (95.9%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Move the Previous Question · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Acc Maj Ought Not to Pass Rep · LD 555 An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD555/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspension of house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspend house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · SUSPEND RULES - · LD 1009 An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1009/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · recon of maj rep otp-am by ca-a · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment · LD 1519 An Act To Create A Stewardship Program For Electronic Smoking Devices And Related Products · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1519/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 87. 79.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 25 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2226: An Act To Amend The Essential Programs And Services School Funding Formula (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2226/
- LD 2175: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 115: The Credentialing Of Education Personnel, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of… (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2175/
- LD 2114: An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children Who Are 3 Years Of Age (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2114/
- LD 2172: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 33: Rule Governing Physical Restraint And Seclusion, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department… (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2172/
- LD 2017: An Act To Update Certain Statutes Governing School Nutrition (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2017/
- LD 2014: An Act To Update The Funding Method For Career And Technical Education Programs (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2014/
- LD 2020: An Act To Update Department Of Education Reporting Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2020/
- LD 99: An Act To Clarify Information Sharing Between The Department Of Health And Human Services And Schools With Respect To Investigations Of Child Abuse Or Neglect (became law, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD99/
- LD 1099: An Act To Exempt Diapers From Sales Tax (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1099/
- LD 1332: An Act To Establish The Community Schools Success Fund To Ensure The Implementation And Success Of Community Schools Programs (became law, 2025-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1332/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $580 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1477 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/murphy/index.html
- Campaign site: https://murphy.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Kelly-Noonan-Murphy-for-Maine-House-of-Representatives-100083672394363/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmnmurphy/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellynoonanmurphy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-noonan-murphy-161334325/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8abb4c0b-ed96-442e-8483-93a05845dcc5