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Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senator (Class 1), CT
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SRES 377
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Decision of the Chair | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-515 | Sep 11, 2025 | Decision of Chair Not Sustained | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-515 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Reconsider | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-514 | Sep 11, 2025 | Motion to Reconsider Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-514 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-513 | Sep 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-513 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-511 | Sep 9, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-511 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-510 | Sep 9, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-510 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-512 | Sep 10, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-512 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-509 | Sep 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-509 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-508 | Sep 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-508 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-507 | Sep 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-507 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-506 | Sep 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-506 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-505 | Sep 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-505 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-504 | Sep 8, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-504 US-GOV-PD |
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S 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-503 | Sep 4, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-503 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-500 | Sep 2, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-500 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-502 | Sep 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-502 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-501 | Sep 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-501 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-499 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-499 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-498 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-498 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-497 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-497 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-496 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-496 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-495 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-495 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-494 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-494 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-493 | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-493 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-492 | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-492 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-491 | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-491 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,318,771 | $14,576,713 | $5,526,775 | $0 | $208,999 | — | $15,109,772 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 4, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:33 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $4,582,198 | $0 | $4,582,198 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | $117,500 | CONNECTICUT SENATE VICTORY 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Oct 16, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $44,401 | PA-CT SENATE VICTORY | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $39,771 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jan 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $38,705 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $34,175 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Oct 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $34,100 | CHRIS MURPHY VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Party | Mar 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $32,754 | BLUE SENATE 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $32,513 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $27,205 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $22,700 | MAJORITY 2024 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $21,178 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Sep 29, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $20,169 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $19,448 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $18,505 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Nov 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $18,408 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | Support | $170 (5 records) | Feb 16, 2024–Oct 30, 2024 · as of Oct 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
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
Recent posts
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