# Carol Murphy

Carol Murphy is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 7
- Serving since: 2018-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c33b5f2b-0494-414f-aa84-d2286ae46095

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c33b5f2b-0494-414f-aa84-d2286ae46095 (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 $333.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Murphy says (NJ 2026–27 session)

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Murphy | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 229 donors and 984 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 442 bills: 442 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 157. 5.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 46 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5705: Expands responsibilities of Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5705/
- AJR 198: Designates month of September of each year as "Sepsis Awareness Month" in NJ. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AJR198/
- A 5697: Dedicates portion of funds in Casino Revenue Fund to DHS for centers providing certain services to State residents with disabilities. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5697/
- A 5582: Strengthens detection of, and support measures for individuals diagnosed with, pancreatic cancer. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5582/
- A 5591: Authorizes volunteer emergency medical technician reimbursement for criminal background checks from Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5591/
- A 5538: Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $455,000 to DOH for NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5538/
- A 5505: Prohibits DOH from conducting unscheduled inspections of emergency medical service transport vehicles under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5505/
- A 5497: Requires forest stewardship plan for certain lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5497/
- A 5498: Expands services provided to homeless youth by street outreach, basic center shelter, and transitional living programs. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5498/
- A 5501: Establishes "Tom's Friends with ALS Bill of Rights" Act. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5501/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $333.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% 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.

- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2043734853296828419
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2040812554780344559
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2029987596433006701
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2025597742492369346
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2025600049669963831
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2024590616525484529
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ/status/2023611239557947476

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/397/assemblywoman-murphy
- Campaign site: https://www.carolmurphyforcongress.com/
- X: https://x.com/carolmurphyNJ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolmurphyforcongress
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aswcarolmurphy/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolMurphy4Congress
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assemblywoman-carol-murphy-29955416/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c33b5f2b-0494-414f-aa84-d2286ae46095