Joan Patricia Murphy
| Joan Patricia Murphy | |
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| Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 6th District | |
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Assumed office December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | William Moran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Crestwood, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts |
Joan Patricia Murphy is a Democratic member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 6th district which is located in the Chicago Southland and includes all or parts of Bedford Park, Justice, Bridgeview, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Worth, Alsip, Crestwood, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Dolton, South Holland, Thornton, Homewood, Flossmoor, Matteson, Lynwood, Chicago Heights, Park Forest, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, Richton Park and Steger.[1]
Early life
Joan P. Murphy was born Joan Patricia O'Malley in South Boston, Massachusetts.
Murphy graduated from State Teachers College (now University of Massachusetts Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Public service
Prior to her election as a commissioner, Murphy held several elected positions. From 1965 to 1969 she was the elected clerk of the Village of Crestwood, and later the elected clerk for Worth Township. She went on to be the elected Supervisor for Worth Township and Chief Investigator for the Cook County Board of Ethics.
Murphy is also on the Board of Directors for the March of Dimes, Greater Metropolitan Chicago Area.
Cook County Commissioner
Murphy is Chairperson of the Labor Committee and of the Finance-Labor Committee. She is Vice-Chairperson of the Finance-Real Estate Committee and the Zoning and Building Committee. Additionally, Murphy serves on 13 committees: Administration, Business and Economic Development, Education, Litigation, Tax Delinquency, Stroger and Cermak Hospitals, Oak Forest Hospital, Provident Hospital, Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations, Health and Hospitals, Finance, Zoning and Buildings, and Roads and Bridges. Murphy is leading a fight against supervisors taking mandated, unpaid furlough leave.[2] As Cook County Commissioner, Murphy voted to uphold a 2008 tax increase, remaining the highest in the nation.
References
- ↑ "Cook County Commissioner District 6 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ Cook County Commissioner, Joan Murphy, on refusing to take mandated unpaid furlough leave, WGN Radio, September 22, 2011