Timothy Francis Murphy (born September 11, 1952) is an American former politician and psychologist who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2017.

[3][4] Murphy resigned immediately following these scandals, with his seat claimed by Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election.

[6] Murphy co-wrote The Angry Child (2002), which won the National Parenting Publications Award and was featured on Book TV.

Murphy decided to run in Pennsylvania's 37th Senate district and won the Republican primary, defeating John Schnatterly 70%–30%.

[11] As a state senator, Murphy wrote the Pennsylvania Patient Bill of Rights and supported public funding for medical research.

[15] In 2006, Murphy was confronted by KDKA News reporter Andy Sheehan with evidence indicating his District Office employees were illegally working on his campaign.

Evan Feinberg, also of Upper St. Clair, was a 28-year-old political novice and "Tea Party" favorite,[23] was endorsed by Senators Rand Paul and Tom Coburn, FreedomWorks, and ABC Contractors.

He was also endorsed by former Governor Tom Ridge, former Congresswoman Melissa Hart, Allegheny County Republican Party Chairman Jim Roddey, State Representative Mark Mustio, State Senate candidate D. Raja, the NRA Political Victory Fund,[24][25] and the Fraternal Order of Police of Allegheny County.

[29][30] In the general election, he won re-election to his sixth term, defeating Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi 64%–36%.

On November 26, 2005, Murphy was injured during a traffic accident in Iraq while riding in a van along with fellow Congressmen Jim Marshall and Ike Skelton.

[35][36] He opposed both Wall Street bailouts in 2008, the $820 billion stimulus package supported by President Obama, and the climate change/greenhouse gas initiative bill known as "Cap and Trade".

[43] Murphy co-sponsored the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, along with Democratic Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio.

The measure would authorize the United States Department of Commerce to impose tariffs and countervailing duties against goods from countries with currencies that it deems are undervalued.

[44] Murphy told WDUQ that the goal was to "protect domestic manufacturers and the steel industry from countries unwilling to compete fairly in the global marketplace".

[48] Adam Lanza, the perpetrator of the shooting, had been diagnosed with a range of mental health problems which deteriorated severely and, "combined with an atypical preoccupation with violence... (and) access to deadly weapons... proved a recipe for mass murder," according to the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate.

[49] Murphy's hearings included testimony by families who experienced firsthand the shortage of available beds and the legal limits placed on efforts to get help for members.

Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds recounted the death of his son who, after being recommended for psychiatric commitment, was sent home because of a lack of available beds.

[50] Murphy drafted a bill called the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 422–2 in July 2016.

[52] The bill was later folded into the larger 21st Century Cures Act and included the following provisions:[53] Murphy previously served on the Veterans Affairs and Government Reform committees.

On October 3, 2017, Murphy's hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported that a text message on January 5 of that year from Edwards to Murphy included the statement, "[Y]ou have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week when we thought that was one of the options" in the midst of an unfounded pregnancy scare.

[63][4] In February 2018, Edwards announced that she intended to run for Congress and that she expected the affair with Murphy to be a campaign issue.