by James Coburn

EDMOND — Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy said she has kept the three promises she made to voters when she was elected in 2008.

"I promised I would bring more openness and transparency to the commission. I promised I would take the commission out to communities," Murphy said. "And I promised to get to work and bring greater working relationships among myself, the commission and other elected officials."

by Liz McMahan

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy is hitting the campaign trail this summer with more than a message about politics.

She was elected two years ago and is seeking her first full term with one Republican opponent, Tod Yeager of Del City.

(POL) One thing Dana Murphy said she is thankful for is that God made her an energetic person.

Although she has been in the office less than a year and a half, Murphy has traveled more than 19,000 miles, mostly at her own expense, and attended hundreds of meetings in her effort to bring the job of the Corporation Commission to Oklahomans.

Murphy has a simple explanation of why she's willing to put in long hours on a busy schedule to do all this.

by Dana Murphy

Recently I had the honor of representing Oklahoma at the "Natural Gas Nation" Conference hosted by the George W. Bush Institute and the Southern Methodist University Cox Maguire Energy Institute. I was given the rare opportunity to hear from and be heard by some of the best and brightest from the energy, government, economic, academic and transportation sectors. The consensus was that natural gas was a "game changer" when it comes to meeting this nation's energy needs.

Read more: http://www.newsok.com/bottom-up-approach-needed-on-energy/article/3455016#ixzz0mAXgeMow

Download the article below.

Murphy to Serve on Salvation Army Board

Download the article below.

Bush Conferees View Gas Production Dilemma

by Tom Lindley

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may revise some long-standing rules in an attempt to keep up with the explosion of horizontal drilling in the state.

In 2003, only one of every six to seven wells was horizontal. Today, one of between every two to three wells that is drilled is a horizontal well.

"I see more and more being drilled," Commissioner Dana Murphy said last week.

by Michelle Seeber

Woodward, Okla. — A town hall meeting to get feedback and educate people on horizontal drilling for natural gas production will be held at 5:30 p.m. March 22 at High Plains Technology Center.

During the meeting, Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy will be discussing whether current Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) regulations are sufficient to answer issues raised by this new method of drilling which is being used more and more for natural gas recovery, OCC spokesman Matt Skinner said.

Continue reading here.

Edmond’s Dana Murphy was sworn in to the office of state Corporation Commissioner Monday afternoon.

“Among the many emotions that fill my heart today beyond thankfulness are incredible gratitude, humility and honor for being here today and being able to serve the state and the people that I love,” Murphy said, after taking the oath from Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice-Chief Justice Steven W. Taylor.

Murphy thanked her supporters but especially her family for their blessings, encouragement, loyalty and inspiration during her political campaign.

Edmond voters played a significant role in November in electing their home-town Republican to the Corporation Commission.

Dana Murphy grew up in Woodward, the daughter of parents who came from small towns, and she wants to bring that type of thinking to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

“I want to bring a perspective that’s not there. I have both a rural and an urban background as well,” she said.

She has 20 years experience in the energy sector and experience in the private sector as well as government. Murphy said she understands the oil and gas business and also knows the problems of families. Her experience includes six years at the corporation commission as an administrative law judge.

Steve Biehn, Staff Writer
The Daily Ardmoreite

Dana Murphy's campaign for a seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has taken her to communities large and small since she first decided to run last November. In fact, the odometer on her "new" blue truck indicates she has driven roughly 22,000 miles since March. Clearly, the former OCC administrative law judge is passionate about her candidacy.

by: BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

OKLAHOMA CITY — Dana Murphy narrowly defeated Rep. Rob Johnson in Tuesday’s Corporation Commission Republican primary.

She will face incumbent Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth, a Democrat, on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

Coverage of local candidates at "Meet the Candidates" forum

By Wayne Trotter

Dana Murphy thinks she has the background, experience and know-how to serve effectively on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and she wants you to think that too.

That's why she's been touring the state in quest of one of the two seats on the regulatory body that will be on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Murphy is seeking the "short term" - the two years left after former Commissioner Denise Bode, also a Republican, resigned. That seat is currently being filled by Democrat Jim Roth, who was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry and who is also seeking the "short term."

2 attorneys seek Republican nomination for open Corporation Commission seat

Two attorneys are vying for the Republican nomination for the short-term Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat left open by the resignation of Denise Bode.

Rob Johnson, of Kingfisher, and Dana Murphy, of Oklahoma City, will be on the Republican primary ballot Tuesday. The winner of the primary race will face incumbent Democrat Jim Roth, who was named as a replacement when Bode left the commission.