Mary Murphy lunched. The longest-serving woman in the Minnesota House, retired just two years, routinely sat alongside other politicians and laborers at a downtown restaurant and talked shop — and listened.

Former DFL state Rep. Mary Murphy, the longest-serving woman in the Minnesota House, died in hospice care on Christmas Day.

Former state Rep. Mary Murphy, the longest-serving woman in the history of the Minnesota House, died Wednesday at age 85.

Former Minnesota state Rep. Mary Murphy, a Duluth-area Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmaker who was the longest-serving woman legislator in Minnesota history, has entered hospice care after suffering a stroke.

Former Minnesota Representative Mary Murphy reportedly died Wednesday, Speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman announced.

Mary Murphy, one of the longest serving members of the Minnesota House carrying out the role for 46 years, has died. She’s also being remembered as a former social studies teacher at Duluth Central High School where she worked from 1964 to 1997.

Longtime Northland state representative Mary Murphy (DFL) has died. Murphy was longest-serving female legislator in the Minnesota House.

ST PAUL, Minn. — One of the longest-serving members of the Minnesota House died on Wednesday, according to Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

Former Minnesota Representative Mary Murphy died on Christmas morning. Mary Murphy recently suffered a stroke, which led to several complications. She was preparing to enter hospice care. Murphy was a longtime DFL member and made history as Minnesota’s longest-serving female lawmaker and the second-longest serving lawmaker overall.

Mary Murphy, the longtime representative of Hermantown in the Minnesota House, died Wednesday after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. House Speaker Melissa Hortman announced Murphy’s death in a Facebook post, two days after saying the former legislator and teacher had a stroke and would be moved to hospice care.