Chelsea Murphy

Campaign Strategist

Chelsea is a Campaign Strategist at The Clean Slate Initiative, working directly with state campaign partners to pass and implement Clean Slate policies.

Chelsea has been immersed in politics for nearly two decades and has advocated on behalf of various clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, nonprofits, and local governments.

More recently, Chelsea was the Florida State Director for Right on Crime and the Texas Public Policy Foundation. She helped work to pass the Florida First Step Act, raise Florida's felony theft threshold from $350 to $750, and Florida's Criminal Justice Data Transparency System, among other impactful criminal justice reforms.

Along with her many accomplishments, Chelsea brings a personal passion to this work: as someone who’s been directly impacted by the legal system, she knows first-hand the importance of helping people break free from their past mistakes.

Chelsea is based in Tallahassee, Florida where she lives with her husband and two children.