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Patty Murray
U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington current
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1993 | Dec 31, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington
United States |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington
United States |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 3, 2011 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington
United States |
Democratic | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2005 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2005 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Washington
United States |
Democratic | Jan 5, 1993 | Jan 3, 1999 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 5, 1993 | Jan 3, 1999 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Ex Officio 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 — Financial Services and General Government — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Legislative Branch — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs — Ex Officio 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family 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
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.357, social dim. -0.312. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Peters Amdt. No. 5763 | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2 — Secure America Act | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Durbin Amdt. No. 5806 | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Budgetary Discipline Re: Lee Amdt. No. 5804 | Nay | Jun 5, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Booker Amdt. No. 5803 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 5485 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5451 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2 — Secure America Act | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kim Amdt. No. 5545 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 5501 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Graham Amdt. No. 5779 | Nay | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 5556 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hassan Amdt. No. 5535 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2 — Secure America Act | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 5514 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 5512 | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Tillis Amdt. No. 5452 | Nay | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2 — Secure America Act | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2 — Secure America Act | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 188 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas | Nay | Jun 2, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas | Nay | Jun 2, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Nay | Jun 2, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,002 recorded contributions totalling $1,205,253. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 91 of 1002 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 68 | $187,550 | 16% |
| Corporate PAC | 20 | $117,924 | 10% |
| Party | 1 | $10,901 | 1% |
| Super PAC | 2 | $4,520 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 911 | $884,359 | 73% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | SENATE VICTORY 2023 | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,508 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | unclassified | Jul 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $11,729 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | unclassified | Apr 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $10,901 | SENATE VICTORY 2023 - UNITEMIZED | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,924 | MVAR MEDIA LLC | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Jul 20, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,803 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | unclassified | Jan 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $7,754 | SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | unclassified | Jun 15, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $6,900 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | unclassified | Oct 3, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | C3.AI INC. PAC | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Nov 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Dec 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ORGANON & CO. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Oct 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Nov 13, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | Corporate PAC | Oct 16, 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.
Social media
Recent posts
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