# Patty Murray

Patty Murray is a Democratic U.S. senator from Washington.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Washington
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: M001111
- FEC candidate IDs: S2WA00189

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001111 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

79% of Murray’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Washington, the highest of 41 Senate Democrats.

## What Murray says (119th Congress (2025–27))

3,353 classified statements: 2,594 posts on X, 586 press releases, 170 Congressional Record speeches, 3 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Murray | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.7% | 10.9% | 5 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 44.6% | 36.6% | 7 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 84.9% | 77.8% | 7 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.7% | 17.8% | 26 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 26.2% | 34 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 6.0% | 2.4% | 5 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 42% (Senate Democrats 27%); Economics and Public Finance 31% (Senate Democrats 24%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (Senate Democrats 22%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (Senate Democrats 21%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (Senate Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.46 (standard error 0.01), from 19,966 donors and 4,863 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 99.8% (95.3%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted not voting · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 47 bills: 45 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 320. 17.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 14 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5494: Zeus 95 Memorial Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5494
- S. 5539: Affordability is Access Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5539
- S. 5546: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5546
- S. 5247: Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5247
- S. 5190: Restoring Justice for Workers Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5190
- S. 5146: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5146
- S. 5132: Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5132
- S. 5082: Values in Arms Export Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5082
- S. 4879: Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4879
- S. 4919: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4919

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.6M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 34% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114754710335054045
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114776704984207546
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114816316825641117
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114392557757317499
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114486697874674059
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2114026213127668179
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2113651791141523651
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2113698734575845719
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2113725251364495394
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2113072863867494853

## Links

- Official site: https://www.murray.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/PattyMurray
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senpattymurray
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SenatorPattyMurray
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001111

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001111