JOHN A. MURPHY
16th District
Deputy Minority Leader

Please feel free to contact John at:
(845) 638-5753 or
email murphjo@co.rockland.ny.us

Rockland County Legislative District 16
Blauvelt - Orangeburg – Pearl River – Tappan


Organizations
 
Camp Venture (President) – Loeb House (President)  - Rockland Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors (President)  – Marine Corps League - NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled Surrogate Decision-Making Committee – Homes for Heroes (President)  – Steven and Patti McDonald Foundation – Petition for Paula – Marine Corps League – Ancient Order of Hibernians
 
Former Associations
 
Abbott House for Children – St. Dominic’s Home for Children – Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center (Charter Member) – Joseph’s Home (Co-founder and former President) - United States Marine Corps, Manhattan College - Rockland County Board of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism.

Landmarks

  • Co-Creator of first County Child Advocacy Committee in New York State
  • Founder of Rockland County’s Youth Bureau
  • Co-Founder of the County’s largest not-for-profit Office of Mental Health licensed/certified provider of community housing for the mentally ill
  • Co-Founder of Rockland’s first not-for-profit adult home for the homeless
  • Co-Founder of the County’s first residence for homeless veteran’s – Missing In America
  • Co-Founder of the first community residence for mentally retarded adults built specifically for such a purpose in New York State
  • One of first two males elected to the Board of Director’s of St. Dominic’s Home (after 125 years of Nuns only)
  • Longest continually serving member of the Legislature (Serving Member since December 1971)