
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-08-03
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
Chris Murphy
Biography
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 Connecticut's 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 (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–2007). He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012 after long-time 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.
Known For

The Daily Show
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The View
as Self - Guest

The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: The Constitution

Inside with Jen Psaki
as Self - Senator

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray
as Self

O Ídolo
as Williams

Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
as Self

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
as Self