Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT
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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: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 5235 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Paul Amdt. No. 5378 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Graham Amdt. No. 5281 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Nay | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Nay | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table 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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