Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy is a business owner and IT services provider who lives in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.¹ He works in information technology as a systems administrator.²

His campaign website proposes capping property taxes at 1% of a home's purchase price.³ He supports capping property tax increases to match inflation or population growth.¹ His priorities include streamlining zoning rules to make affordable housing easier to build.¹ He also favors expanding school choice.¹ For public transit, he supports providing more frequent and reliable service.¹ He wants to implement an integrated fare system across the county's three mass transit agencies.¹ His priorities also include improving transit security and maintenance.¹ He supports protecting gun rights.¹ He also favors protecting immigrant and LGBTQ+ rights.¹ His campaign calls for making government accountable through open data and independent oversight.²