Mike Murphy (Illinois politician)

Mike Murphy is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 99th district. The 99th district, located in the Springfield metropolitan area, includes the majority of the state's capitol Springfield as well as the communities of Auburn, Berlin, Chatham, Curran, Divernon, Leland Grove, New Berlin, and Thayer.^[1][2]

Mike Murphy
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09) – November 30, 2021 (2021-November-30)
Preceded by	Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
Succeeded by	Sandy Hamilton
Personal details
Born	Springfield, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Residence	Springfield, Illinois
Profession	Restaurateur

Murphy defeated Democratic candidate and retired Illinois State Police master sergeant Marc Bell in the 2018 general election.^[3] In the 2020 election, Murphy was unopposed.^[4]

On November 30, 2021, Murphy announced effective at 11:59 PM, he would resign from his position in the legislature.^[5] The next day, Murphy began his new role as the president and chief executive officer of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.^[6] A committee made up of the Sangamon County Republican chairwoman and two precinct committeepersons appointed Sandy Hamilton to the vacancy.^[7]

Murphy, the past owner of Charlie Parker's Diner, served on Divernon School Board and the Divernon Village Board prior to his election to the State House.^[8]

Electoral history

Illinois 99th State House District Republican Primary, 2018^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Murphy	9,317	99.38
	Republican	Steven Westerfield	58	0.62
Total votes			9,375	100.0

Illinois 99th State House District General Election, 2018^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Bell	21,637	41.18
	Republican	Mike Murphy	30,909	58.82
	Republican hold

References

1. Veeneman, Drew. (PDF). precinctmaps.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
2. "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 50" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
3. "99th House: Mike Murphy wins". WICS. November 6, 2018.
4. "Here are all of the uncontested races in the Illinois legislature this November". Chicago Sun-Times. 2020-10-28.
5. Miller, Rich (November 30, 2021). "Springfield Rep. Murphy to step down today". Capitol Fax. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
6. Spearie, Steven (November 30, 2021). "Murphy resigns from 99th District House seat as he takes over city's chamber of commerce". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
7. Spearie, Steven (January 1, 2022). "'Why not do this?': Sandy Hamilton is Sangamon County GOP's pick to replace Murphy". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
8. "Editorial Board Endorsment [sic]: Mike Murphy for 99th House". The State Journal-Register. October 25, 2018.
9. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
10. White, Jesse (ed.). "Illinois General Election — November 6, 2018". (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 420. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

External links

• Representative Mike Murphy (R) 99th District at the Illinois General Assembly
  • 101st
• Campaign website