Sen. Murphy’s Cheshire home up for sale
Democrat wants to live closer to relatives in state
Sen. Chris Murphy has placed his 2,550-square-foot Cheshire home up for sale, which he has lived in since 2010. The senator moved with his family from Southington to Cheshire in 2005 to challenge U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson for her 5th District congressional seat — an election Murphy won in 2007, and role he went on to serve until 2013.
Murphy said the couple does not have any definite plans regarding their potential move, but are looking into the possibility of relocating somewhere closer to “extended family.”
“We haven’t made any final decisions, and we have loved raising our kids in Cheshire, but we are exploring options that would allow us to be closer to extended family and work,” he said in a statement. Murphy grew up in Wethersfield.
The 3-bedroom, 3-and-a-halfbathroom home is located at 145 Paul Ney Rd., and was placed on the market late last week by Murphy and his wife, Cathy Holahan, for the asking price of $519,900, according to details provided by Zillow. Marilyn Rock, of Cheshire-based Calcagni Real Estate, is the listing agent.
The colonial was first built in 1951, but received a major remodeling in 1987, and is on a 1-acre lot. Some of the main features of the property described in the listing include central air-conditioning, an attached garage, two fireplaces and an outdoor patio.
The Connecticut property is one of two residences the Murphy family lives in throughout the year. Shortly after defeating Republican Linda McMahon and winning his Senate seat in 2012, Murphy — along with Holahan and their two sons, Owen and Rider — decided to rent a second home in Washington.
Murphy, a progressive Democrat, defeated his Republican challenger Matthew Corey by a wide margin this past November to maintain a hold on his Senate seat. Along with his D.C. office, Murphy also has an office in Hartford.
Despite the potential backlash — being labeled as a “Washington insider,” for one — Murphy told the Courant in 2015 that his decision to move to D.C. with his young family was in the interest of putting his children “first,” rather than work-related obligations.
For the Murphy family, this typically means that weekdays are spent together in Washington, where Owen and Rider attend school. On weekends, Sen. Murphy usually returns to Connecticut for public events. Holahan and the couple’s children join Murphy in Cheshire when Congress is in recess during the summer months and often on longer breaks over the course of the year.
Murphy and Holahan originally purchased 145 Paul Ney Rd. for $477,500 in 2010, according to Zillow. The property was taxed $8,206 in 2018, and its tax assessed value was $251,570.