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David Murphy
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David Murphy

State Assembly Member
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100 / 100 A
Raw: 68 of 68 dynamic max · 34 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
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✝ God First 48/ 70
🏛️ State First 20/ 30
National Rank
#3,401 of 8,966 · top 37.9% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
August 11, 2026
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Official Profile

Seeded 2026-04-23 from the Wisconsin State Assembly roster. Initial scoring follows the documented party-default heuristic (see profile.scoring_rationale). No individual voting-record enrichment has been performed yet; this record is a scaffolding entry awaiting claim-extraction review. District: District 56. Party: R.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life — State abortion law & funding

6/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. David Murphy (R, WI AD-56) was one of the named introducers of 2025 Wisconsin Assembly Bill 382, introduced July 31, 2025, which requires health care providers to exercise the same degree of professional skill and care for infants born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion as they would for any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and mandates immediate hospital transfer. Murphy's cosponsor position affirms his legislative stance that life and legal personhood begin at birth and must be medically protected from that moment.

    Verified 2026-06-30Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
Not yet verified

Biblical Marriage — State family law

6/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
Not yet verified

Family & Child Sovereignty — State parental rights

10/10
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. David Murphy introduced 2025 Wisconsin Assembly Bill 74, which would require school districts to notify parents or guardians when a school staff member has been alleged to have committed sexual misconduct against a student. The bill directly strengthens parental authority and the right of families to know when their children may be at risk, addressing a child-protective transparency gap in Wisconsin school governance.

    Verified 2026-06-30Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)

Christian Liberty — State religious-exemption code

8/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. David Murphy (R, WI AD-56) authored 2025 Wisconsin Assembly Bill 56, which would require the display of the national motto 'In God We Trust' in public schools and on public buildings across Wisconsin. By legislating that the nation's official motto — with its direct acknowledgment of divine authority — appear visibly in state educational and civic spaces, Murphy used his Assembly position to reinforce the public expression of religious heritage and resist the secularization of Wisconsin's public institutions.

    Verified 2026-06-30Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship — State budget & taxation

0/10
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified

Election Integrity — State election law

8/10
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)

Border & Immigration — State enforcement cooperation

4/10
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified

Self-Defense & 2A — State firearm law

8/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
TRUE (+2)

Public Justice — State courts & corrections

10/10
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
TRUE (+2)

Refuse Federal Overreach

8/10
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
TRUE (+2)
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
TRUE (+2)
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
TRUE (+2)
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
TRUE (+2)
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

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openstates.org/wi/legislators/Reference
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_State_AssemblyEncyclopedia
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assemblyOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/assembly/1588Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/legislators/assembly/1850Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assemblyOfficial
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly/Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly/2165Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assemblyOfficial
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2488Official
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2756Official
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Murphy_(politician)Encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Murphy_(Wisconsin_politic...Encyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/56/murphyOfficial
openstates.org/person/1e2717f2-3426-47b6-8e86-a63f0a...Reference

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