Patrick Joseph Murphy (born October 19, 1973) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who formerly served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army.
He was the first veteran of the Iraq War to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2007-11.
Murphy is a former anchor of Taking the Hill on MSNBC and a Philadelphia-based partner at national law firm Fox Rothschild.Murphy was confirmed as Under Secretary of the Army by the U.S.
Senate on December 18, 2015, after having been nominated for the position by the President on August 5, 2015.
Murphy was sworn into the post on January 4, 2016.