Chris Murphy

Christopher Scott Murphy born August 3 1973 is an American lawyer author and politician serving as the junior United States senator from the state of Connecticut since 2013 A member of the Democratic Party he previously served in the United States House of Representatives representing Connecticuts 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 Before being elected to Congress Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly serving two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives 19992003 and the Connecticut Senate 20032007 He ran for the US Senate in 2012 after longtime incumbent Joe Lieberman announced that he would retire from politics rather than seek a fifth term in office Murphy defeated former Connecticut secretary of state Susan Bysiewicz in the Democratic primary and subsequently defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon for the open seat in the general election Aged 39 at the time Murphy was the youngest senator of the 113th Congress Murphy subsequently won reelection in 2018 and 2024