Nyla Murphy

Nyla A. Murphy (January 31, 1931 – June 6, 2015) was an American lawyer, real estate broker, flight attendant, and politician. A Republican, she served in the Wyoming House of Representatives for 12 years from 1979 to 1991. She lived in Casper, Wyoming and represented Natrona County.

Biography Nyla A. Murphy was born on January 31, 1931, in Stilesville, Indiana. She graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in 1949, and attended Butler University, but had to drop out due to work. She met Charles J. Huff while working as an airline stewardess. She married him, had three children, and moved to Wyoming before his death in 1977. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science in political science in 1989, and from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1993.

Nyla operated a real estate business. She practice law in Riverton for a few years before moving back to Laramie and creating her own law practice.