Mike Murphy is one of the Republican PartyÕs most successful political media consultants. Murphy has been called a Òmedia masterÓ by Fortune magazine, the GOPÕs Òhottest media consultantÓ by Newsweek, and the leader of a Ònew breedÓ of campaign consultants by Congressional Quarterly.
Murphy has handled strategy and advertising for over 26 successful senatorial and gubernatorial campaigns, including the successful gubernatorial races of Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, John Engler, Tommy Thompson, Christie Whitman, Dirk Kempthorne and Terry Branstad as well as the successful Senatorial races of Lamar Alexander, Slade Gorton, Spence Abraham, Jeff Sessions, Dirk Kempthorne, Steve Symms, Paul Coverdell, and Larry Pressler. In 2000, Murphy served as senior strategist for Sen. John McCainÕs Presidential campaign. In 2003 Murphy was senior strategist for Arnold SchwarzeneggerÕs historic election as Governor of California.
In addition to his campaign work, Murphy advises several Fortune 500 corporations and leading interest groups. He has advised leaders in five foreign countries. He is a founding partner in the Washington DC based public policy management firm of DC Navigators.
Mike Murphy is a frequent commentator in the media. For the 2008 election, Murphy is serving as an analyst on NBCÕs Meet the Press with Tim Russert. He also writes and performs radio commentary for NPRÕs All Things Considered and has appeared frequently on CNN, MSNBC, ABCÕs Nightline, PBS and in many major newspapers. Murphy was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. In 2001 he was an Institute of Politics Fellow at Harvard's JFK School of Government. Murphy, 45, also works as a writer/producer in the entertainment industry. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
