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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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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
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
U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA Washington	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA Washington	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), WA Washington	Democratic	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people 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
US Senate District Washington United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2005	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Washington United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1999	openstates/people 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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SJRES 138 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-81	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-81 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-80	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-80 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 123 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-79	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-79 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-78	Apr 14, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-78 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-77	Apr 14, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-77 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-76	Apr 14, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-76 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-75	Apr 13, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-75 US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-74	Mar 26, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-74 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-71	Mar 25, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-71 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-59	Mar 20, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-59 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-73	Mar 26, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-73 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 103 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-72	Mar 25, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-72 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 107 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-70	Mar 25, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-70 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 116 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-69	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-69 US-GOV-PD
S 1383 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	On the Motion to Table	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-68	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-68 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Table	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-67	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-67 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-61	Mar 21, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-61 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-57	Mar 17, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-57 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-66	Mar 24, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-66 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-65	Mar 24, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-65 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-64	Mar 23, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-64 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-63	Mar 23, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-63 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-62	Mar 22, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-62 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-60	Mar 21, 2026	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-60 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 118 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-58	Mar 18, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-58 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 6, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,200,734	$0	$1,200,734

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$20,000	SENATE VICTORY 2023	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$13,508	NAMES IN THE NEWS	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	unclassified	Jul 8, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$11,729	NAMES IN THE NEWS	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	unclassified	Apr 8, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$10,901	SENATE VICTORY 2023 - UNITEMIZED	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Party	Sep 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,924	MVAR MEDIA LLC	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Jul 20, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,803	NAMES IN THE NEWS	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	unclassified	Jan 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$7,754	SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	unclassified	Jun 15, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$6,900	NAMES IN THE NEWS	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	unclassified	Oct 3, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Mar 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ORGANON & CO. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Oct 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Oct 11, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Nov 13, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Oct 24, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Dec 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ORACLE AMERICA INC PAC	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Corporate PAC	Oct 24, 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
2024	Support	$4,520 (2 records)	Apr 26, 2023–Apr 26, 2023 · as of Apr 26, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD