Leland Dale Murphy is pursuing a Master of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs. While earning his bachelor’s degree in government with a public policy certificate at UT Austin, Murphy served as UT Student Government president, was part of the UT Senate of College Councils, and was a founding member of Always Texas, a service and social organization. At the LBJ School, he held the position of vice president for the Queer Policy Coalition and was a member of the Graduate Public Affairs Council. Murphy has actively contributed to congressional campaigns, worked for former State Representative Jasmine Crockett in the 87th Texas State Legislative Session, and interned with nonprofits such as Texas Appleseed. In the past year, he served as a Youth Organizing Fellow with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. As a Graduate Archer Fellow, Murphy wants to leverage his experiences to contribute to a better world for all through the power of good governance. His interests include environmental law, energy policy, and economic/fiscal policy.