John E. Murphy Jr. (born April 3, 1943) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1985.

[1] His father, John E. Murphy also served in the House and was a Peabody District Court judge.

The project was criticized by The Boston Globe as by 1993, the state-of-the-art facility had a nightly occupancy rate of about 8% due to its remote location.

[6] By 1993 Murphy had 14 clients, which included racetracks, hospitals, a billboard company, solid waste facilities, and an electric utility.

[2] In 1996, Flaherty pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion and admitted to violations of state conflict of interest law for receiving free vacation housing from lobbyists.