Emily W. Murphy
| Emily W. Murphy | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | General Services Administration |
| Role: | Administrator |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | Smith College University of Virginia School of Law |
| Website: | Official website |
Emily W. Murphy is the administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). She was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2017.[1] She previously served as a senior advisor to GSA's acting administrator.
Biography
Murphy graduated from Smith College and the University of Virginia School of Law. She served in the General Services Administration from 2005 to 2007 during the Bush II administration, where she was the inaugural chief acquisition officer. She also served in the U.S. Small Business Administration and spent nearly a decade working for the U.S. House committees on small business and armed services.[1]
She was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to be the administrator of the General Services Administration and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2017.[1]
Noteworthy events
Ascertaining the 2020 presidential election
- See also: Presidential election, 2020 and Joe Biden presidential transition
Under the Presidential Transition Act, the GSA administrator is responsible for ascertaining the presidential election winner. Doing so allows the president-elect to begin to receive office space and support services in the transition between administrations.[2][3] With the exception of the 2000 presidential election, the GSA administrator has typically made this ascertainment shortly after the presidential election.[4]
The GSA ascertained the results of the election on November 23, 2020, identifying Biden as the apparent winner. Murphy said in a letter, "Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official—including those who work at the White House or GSA—with regard to the substance or timing of my decision."[5] The ascertainment came 20 days after the election was held.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 General Services Administration, "Administrator: Emily W. Murphy," accessed November 9, 2020
- ↑ Center for Presidential Transition, "Presidential Transition Act Summary," March 10, 2020
- ↑ The Washington Post, "A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden — and she isn’t budging," November 8, 2020
- ↑ ABC News, "Trump could make a Biden transition messy: Here's how," November 7, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin," November 23, 2020
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