Sen. Patty Murray
- State:
- Washington
- Party:
- Democrat
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Senator | Washington |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Murray is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Murray to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Patty Murray sits on the following committees:
- Chairman, Senate Committee on the Budget
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Murray’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 871: Combating Military Sexual Assault Act of 2013
- S. 833: Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act of 2013
- S. 834: Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013
- S.Res. 107: A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.
- S. 758: LEARN Act
- S. 665: Protecting America’s Workers Act
- S.Con.Res. 8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States ...
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Voting Record
From Feb 1993 to May 2013, Murray missed 151 of 6,858 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is worse than the median of 1.8% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills