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Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

DDemocratCT · Senator
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Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

DemocratCT · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.287)
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Christopher Murphy is a Democrat Senator from CT. He has served 19 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 66.1% of the time.

19
Years in Office
5
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

66.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
107 votes against party
2.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
14
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Christopher Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+20.0% vs avg
66.1%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes+0.2% vs avg
2.5%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored-7.7 vs avg
14
Avg: 21.7

Committee Assignments

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

Appropriations CommitteeMemberDepartment of Defense SubcommitteeMemberDepartment of Homeland Security SubcommitteeRanking MemberDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMemberEmployment and Workplace Safety SubcommitteeMemberEurope and Regional Security Cooperation SubcommitteeRanking MemberForeign Relations CommitteeMemberHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeMemberNear East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism SubcommitteeMemberPrimary Health and Retirement Security SubcommitteeMemberState, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs SubcommitteeMemberTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMemberWestern Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$10,828,701
Cash on Handⓘ
$11,631,864
Total Receiptsⓘ
$6,329,938
Disbursementsⓘ
$11,425,955
Individual Donors
0

Service History

2007–2013House · CT-5 · Democrat
2013–2031Senate · CT · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

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

3,598,348
Population
$95,016
Median Income
41.3
Median Age
42.0%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 67.6%Black 10.7%Hispanic 17.8%Asian 4.8%