Coos County Commissioners will Swear in Dede Murphy as the new County Clerk at Board Meeting January 4th, 2022
Coos County Commissioners John Sweet and Melissa Cribbins voted to appoint The Chair of the Coos County Democratic Party to be the new County Clerk. Commissioner Bob Main was absent from the vote.
Coos County Board of Commissioners Meeting
January 4th, 2022 at 9:30pm on Video
Swearing in of County Clerk
CHAIR of the Coos County Democratic Party
Dede Murphy
Dede spent her childhood traveling around the U.S. and overseas with her military family. Eventually, they returned to Oregon, where she graduated from South Umpqua High School and attended Merritt Davis Business College in Eugene to become a legal secretary. After working at several law offices, Dede answered an ad in the paper for the Coos County Clerk’s office where she was hired on the spot. She spent time in the Recording Office, the Elections Office, the Court Clerks, and the Accounting Departments, eventually landing in the Elections Office for 15 years before retiring in July 2017.
Dede’s desire to get involved in the Democratic party started when a good friend ran for State Representative in 1984. She actively worked on his campaign and became thoroughly involved in the whole process. She decided to work in the local Democratic party to work for her political beliefs and not leave it to someone else. Dede wanted to do what she could to have her voice heard and she encourages every Democrat to do the same.
