Beginning his first term in the state Senate, Senator Jack Murphy is committed to serving the residents of Senate District 27, covering parts of Cherokee and Forsyth Counties. He presently serves as a member of the Banking and Financial Institutions, Economic Development, Ethics, Insurance and Labor, MARTOC, Retirement and Regulated Industries and Utilities committees. Sen. Murphy has also serves on the powerful Appropriation committee.

Prior to his election to the General Assembly, where he served two terms in the House of Representatives, Sen. Murphy served in the United States Air Force for four years, during which time he also attended the University of Delaware for two years. Upon completion of his Air Force service, he returned to Georgia and began working for Orkin, where he was the Vice President of the Central Region. As Vice President, he was responsible for
seven districts and 44 branches and also generated $37 million in revenue. Prior to his VP appointment, he served as District Manager, achieving a 416 percent increase in profits!

He later founded the Radar Exterminating Company in Atlanta, where he was President and CEO. Under his direction, the company grew from one office to 12 and increased revenue from $100,000 to $7.5 million. The Radar Exterminating Company was also presented with the Forsyth County Small Business Award in 1995. Presently, outside of the Georgia Legislature, Sen. Murphy is the President and CEO of a private investment firm consisting of rental properties.

Aside from his professional and legislative involvement, Sen. Murphy has also been quite active in his community. In 2001, he was the Chairman of the Cumming-Forsyth County
Chamber of Commerce and the President of the South Forsyth Rotary. During the following year, he extended his services to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Integrity Bank Board of Directors, the Advisory Board for Wachovia Bank, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Regional Business Coalition Policy Board. Sen. Murphy is also a graduate of Leadership Forsyth.

He and his wife Wendy, who is originally from England, have resided on Lake Lanier in Cumming, Georgia for 23 years. They have six children and eleven grandchildren. They attend the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit where Sen. Murphy has served on the vestry. He currently serves on the Church’s Financial Committee. In his free time, Sen. Murphy enjoys boating, playing golf and traveling.

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