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Patty Murray

Patty Murray

DDemocratWA · Senator
64
/ 100
Average
Attendance91
Avg: 98
Independence31
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone13
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency80
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Patty Murray

Patty Murray

DemocratWA · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.357)
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Patty Murray is a Democrat Senator from WA. She has served 33 years in Congress across 6 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 69.3% of the time.

33
Years in Office
6
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

69.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
91 votes against party
8.6%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
22
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Patty Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+23.2% vs avg
69.3%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes+6.3% vs avg
8.6%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored-7.7 vs avg
22
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on AppropriationsRanking MemberSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate Committee on Veterans' AffairsSenate Committee on the Budget

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$1,567,250
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,232,289
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,548,500
Disbursementsⓘ
$2,000,012
Individual Donors
$215,700
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1993–PresentSenate · WA · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

WA · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

7,740,984
Population
$97,429
Median Income
37.9
Median Age
38.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 67.8%Black 4.0%Hispanic 14.1%Asian 9.4%