Patty Murray

U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA

Democratic Washington since Jan 3, 2023

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

Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Healthcare 1 Labor & Employment 1

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
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kathleen S. Lane to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana	Nay	Jun 1, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands	Nay	May 20, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 185 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	May 19, 2026	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Evan Rikhye to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands	Nay	May 19, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Nay	May 19, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sheria Akins Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Nay	May 19, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations Provided For Under the Provisions of S. Res. 690	Nay	May 18, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 690	Nay	May 14, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 130 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 141 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 132 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board	Nay	May 13, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 526 — A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.	Yea	May 13, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 163 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System	Nay	May 12, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal Reserve Board	Nay	May 12, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Nay	May 11, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Not voting	May 11, 2026	Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 184 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Not voting	Apr 30, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Not voting	Apr 30, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 99 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S…	Yea	Apr 29, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 139 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Apr 29, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 124 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have…	Nay	Apr 28, 2026	Point of Order Well Taken	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	Apr 28, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	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.