Patricia Murphy
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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She joined the AJC’s politics team in 2020 from CQ-Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. Previously, she was the Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for Politics Daily, a columnist for Newsweek/Daily Beast, and a contributor to Garden & Gun and the Washington Post. Before working in journalism, Patricia was a staffer for three U.S. senators. An Atlanta native, Patricia graduated from The Westminster Schools and Vanderbilt University, and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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U.S. Senate Republican debate

Mike Collins balances MAGA sales pitch with moderate voters

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