Chris Murphy is a Democrat representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The 5th district stretches from just west of Hartford to the New York border, containing the towns of Waterbury, Danbury, New Britain, and Meriden, as well as the vast majority of Litchfield County.

Chris was first elected to Congress in 2006 by defeating 24-year-incumbent Nancy Johnson. Chris earned 56% of the vote by running a positive, grassroots campaign that took him to each of the district's 41 towns. Since his election to Congress, Chris has maintained a constant presence throughout the district when hes not casting votes in Washington. Chris's attentiveness to his constituents is well known a recent article in a Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, said that Chris is "considered 'omnipresent' back home."