Orange County, CA - July 14 - The Lincoln Club of Orange County presented Orange Mayor Mark Murphy with our Impact Award at our July Board of Directors meeting. This award is to recognize exemplary public servants who are devoted to community efforts benefitting Orange County families and beyond.

Our club has also given a formal endorsement for his 2022 campaign for Orange Mayor.

A lifelong resident of the “Slice of Old Town Charm” city, Mayor Mark Murphy has excelled in leading the city of Orange. In the past few years, Mayor Murphy has placed a focus on ensuring his city navigated its way successfully through the pandemic, trying out strategic methods to save local businesses such as creating the Paseo in Old Town Orange.

Mayor Murphy has stayed true to his pledge to not implement any new taxes and protect Prop 13, keeping his city a financially secure place to thrive. Additionally, Mayor Murphy has a vision to expand community facilities for the arts and thoughtful business opportunities to keep the local economy growing.

Mayor Murphy previously served as Orange Mayor in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Before that, he had been elected as Orange’s Planning Commission Chairman and Centennial Commissioner. Mayor Murphy has been actively involved in a variety of capacities with the city of Orange since his days in college, earning him Orange County’s “Local Elected Official of the Year” in 1998 and Orange’s Citizen of the Year in 2010.

Bettering his community is a top priority for Mayor Murphy, serving agencies such as Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Orange Elderly Services, Orange Housing Development Corporation. He is currently a governing Board Member for the Orange County Transportation Authority.

For his accomplishments supporting Orange families and business owners, the Lincoln Club of Orange County happily honors Orange Mayor Mark Murphy with the sixth Lincoln Club Impact Award.