SMECO
Murphy was elected to SMECO’s Board of Directors in August 2020 as a representative from St. Mary’s County. He owned and operated the Murphy’s Town and Country store from 1979 to 2020.
A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, he was a commissioner for the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission from 1998 to 2006, including a term as vice chairman.
Murphy is an active member of his community. He has belonged to the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad since 1985 and to the Seventh District Optimist Club since 1981, serving in leadership posts in both organizations. In local education, he was a board member and vice president for Holy Angels-Sacred Heart School. He is a past board member for the Family Council for St. Mary’s Nursing Center and he currently serves on the Finance Council of Holy Angels Church.
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SMECO
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative was founded in 1937. Through the Rural Electrification Administration, the co-op received a loan of $165,000 to construct 175 miles of line to serve 600 customer-members. SMECO operated a generating plant at Popes Creek, Maryland, from 1938 to 1953. SMECO has had five general managers: 1938, Forrest Coakley; 1974, Walter H. Smith; 1989, I. Wayne Swann; 2003, Austin J. Slater, Jr.; and 2020, Sonja Cox. As of January 2020, SMECO served 165,000 customers and is one of the largest electric co-ops in the country. SMECO serves all of Charles and St. Mary's counties, the southern portion of Prince George's County, and all but the northeast portion of Calvert County.