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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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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-106 | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-106 US-GOV-PD |
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SCONRES 33
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for…
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On the Concurrent Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-105 | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-105 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-87 | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-87 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-104 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-104 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-103 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-103 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-102 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-102 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-101 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-101 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-100 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-100 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-99 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-99 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-98 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-98 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-97 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-97 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-96 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-96 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-95 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-95 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-94 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-94 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-93 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-93 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-92 | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-92 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-91 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-91 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-90 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-90 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-89 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-89 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 114
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-88 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-88 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-86 | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-86 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-85 | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-85 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 140
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-84 | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-84 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-83 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-83 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-82 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-82 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 |
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| $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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