Timothy F. Murphy

Timothy Francis Murphy (born September 11, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for PA's 18th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate. He is a commander in the United States Navy Reserve. The district includes several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. It includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties. He won re-election in 2016 unopposed. In October 2017, Murphy announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 due to revelations that during an extramarital affair he had urged his mistress to have an abortion despite his public pro-life stance.