Laura Murphy
Speaker, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ILLINOIS, ISSUES BRIEFING 2022
Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy serves as Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate. She chairs the Executive Appointments Committee, is Vice-Chair of the Local Government Committee, is Sub-Chair of the Constitutional Offices and Elections Committees, and is Sub-Vice-Chair of the Government Operations committee. She is a strong supporter of Ranked Choice Voting. Currently, she is sponsoring SB 1785.
Senator Murphy is a Park Ridge native who earned a B.S. in Political Science from Illinois State University. A former Des Plaines alderman, she currently lives in Des Plaines with her husband and son.