| Bill Murphy | |
| Office1: | 221st Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives |
| Deputy1: | Charlene Lima |
| Term Start1: | January 7, 2003 |
| Term End1: | February 11, 2010 |
| Preceded1: | John B. Harwood |
| Succeeded1: | Gordon Fox |
| State House2: | Rhode Island |
| District2: | 26th |
| Term Start2: | January 5, 1993 |
| Term End2: | January 2011 |
| Succeeded2: | Patricia Morgan |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Name: | William John Murphy[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1963 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Hartford, Franklin Pierce Law Center [2] |
| Profession: | Attorney, Lobbyist[3] |
| Spouse: | Stacey L. Judge |
William John Murphy (born January 4, 1963) is an American attorney and was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 26th District from 1993 to 2011. He served as the 221st Speaker of the House from January 7, 2003, to February 11, 2010, when he handed over the gavel to his majority leader, Gordon D. Fox.
He graduated from the University of Hartford with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government in 1985 and from the University of New Hampshire School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1989.[4]
He has practiced law in Providence, Rhode Island with his own law firm Murphy & Fay, LLP.
He served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing the 26th District from 1993 to 2011. While in this position he served as Vice Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and later Speaker of the House.
He later registered as a lobbyist and has lobbied in both the Rhode Island General Assembly and the Office of the Governor of Rhode Island for groups such as Twin Rivers Casino, the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers and Advance America Cash Advance Centers.[5] [6] [7]
He married his wife Stacey on March 26, 1994, at Sacred Heart Church in West Warwick, Rhode Island. They later had two children.