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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Ahead of Atlanta visit, Cory Booker casts Georgia as key political battleground

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State Sen. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia, center, talks with his seatmates during Crossover Day at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta earlier this month. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Daylight saving switcheroo puts Georgia’s clocks one step closer to Canada

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Pro-Burt Jones mailer targets ambiguous ‘Jackson’

Growing FAA Cuts ATL Impact

Delta suspends major travel perk for members of Congress

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

The airport perks for Congress may be drying up, not a minute too soon

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Travel chaos spills into Georgia’s U.S. Senate race

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on most Georgia homes

Speaker Jon Burns’ sweeping literacy overhaul caught in legislative crossfire

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Challengers jolt Georgia Supreme Court race

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 17

Government shutdown sparks new round of partisan finger‑pointing

Former Sen. Sam Nunn

Sam Nunn on Iran, Congress and why he never ran for president