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Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT current
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland Security — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.289, social dim. -0.259. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Earl Matthews to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense | Nay | Jul 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Nay | Jul 28, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Wright to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Nay | Jul 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Emil J. Bove III to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit | Nay | Jul 24, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs | Nay | Jul 24, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Richard Topping to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs | Nay | Jul 24, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force | Nay | Jul 24, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew Lohmeier to be Under Secretary of the Air Force | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Szabo to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Zachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Zachary M. Bluestone to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Cristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Joshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement | Nay | Jul 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Hurley to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,005 recorded contributions totalling $4,582,368. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 590 of 1005 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 555 | $2,234,154 | 49% |
| Corporate PAC | 28 | $672,786 | 15% |
| Party | 2 | $44,800 | 1% |
| Super PAC | 5 | $170 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 415 | $1,630,459 | 36% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $117,500 | CONNECTICUT SENATE VICTORY 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Oct 16, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $44,401 | PA-CT SENATE VICTORY | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $39,771 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jan 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $38,705 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $34,175 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Oct 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $34,100 | CHRIS MURPHY VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Party | Mar 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $32,754 | BLUE SENATE 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $32,513 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $27,205 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $22,700 | MAJORITY 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $21,178 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Sep 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $20,169 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,448 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $18,505 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Nov 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $18,408 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)
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S 4818
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to establish the Office of Social Connection Policy, to establish a national strategy on social connection, and for other purposes.
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S 4816
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to authorize grants and training to support area agencies on aging and other community-based organizations…
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S 4535
US · May 14, 2026
Strength in Diversity Act of 2026
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S 4522
US · May 13, 2026
Let Kids Play Act
Social media
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