Lee Murphy
Bio | Lee Murphy has worked teacher and in the railroad industry where he worked his way up to management. He is retired and has pursued a career in acting. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election Delaware | Delaware | Yes | Running | 29.0% |
Campaign Financing | Murphy's funding is 37.92% small individual contributions and 45.99% large individual contributions. Source: opensecrets.org |
Voting Rights | Unknown |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Murphy does not support universal healthcare. Murphy believes that the Affordable Care Act did not benefit Delaware. Source: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/us-house-candidates-differ-lgbtq-rights-healthcare-issues-during-debate |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Murphy does not believe in socialized healthcare and states that competition between private providers is more beneficial. Source: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/us-house-candidates-differ-lgbtq-rights-healthcare-issues-during-debate |
| Private Healthcare | For | Murphy believes that private healthcare is improved upon due to competition and has state that he supports legislation that encourages competition. Source: https://delawarestatenews.net/government/election-2020-u-s-house-of-representatives/ |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Murphy does not support protections for transgender individuals. Murphy specifically does not support protections that would enable transgendered individuals to participate in sports of their identified gender. Source: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/us-house-candidates-differ-lgbtq-rights-healthcare-issues-during-debate |
| Taxes | Against | Murphy does not support taxes. Murphy wants to pass tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. Murphy wants to pass tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Abortion | Against | Murphy does not support abortion. Murphy is pro-life, and believes that instead of abortion, there should be support and resources provided for individuals to choose life. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Gun Control | Against | Murphy does not believe in gun control. Murphy wants to protect the Second Amendment, and believes that the root causes of violence should be addressed instead. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. Murphy wants to protect the Second Amendment, and believes that the root causes of violence should be addressed instead. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Murphy's stance is clear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Free Markets | For | Murphy supports Free Market legislation. Murphy believes that a free market is beneficial especially for ensuring quality healthcare. Source: https://delawarestatenews.net/government/blunt-rochester-and-murphy-go-head-to-head-in-virtual-debate/ |
| Brexit | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Border Control | For | Murphy supports border control. Murphy supports customs and border patrol as well as ICE. Source: https://gomurph.com/platform/ |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| DACA | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Murphy's stance is unclear. |