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Patty Murray

Senator · WA · Senior Senator

DemocratRanking Member, Energy and Water DevelopmentRanking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations

Raised $2,800,144 · 664K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.9% of votes

Top contributing industries: not mapped ($115,000), Education ($10,000), Technology ($10,000), Insurance ($10,000), Pharmaceuticals ($10,000)

Patty Murray is a Democratic U.S. Senator for Washington. She has served 33.7 years in Congress and is up for reelection in 2028. She raised $2,800,144 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 664K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 47 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 0.61 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score, reported a net worth of $2,061,028 to $5,139,999.

Service
33.7 years in Congress
Current term
January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
Next election
2028
Born
October 11, 1950
Birthplace
Bothell
Residence
Whidbey Island
Gender
Female
Religion
Catholic
Office
154 Russell Senate Office Building
Phone
202-224-2621
Bioguide ID
M001111

Background and career

Patricia Lynn Murray (née Johns; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Washington, a seat she has held since 1993. From 2023 to 2025, she held the position of president pro tempore of the United States Senate, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Prior to serving in the U.S.

Education

SchoolDegreeYearSource
Washington State UniversityBA source

Career before Congress

RoleOrganizationYearsSource
preschool teacherShoreline Community College source
preschool teacher for several yearsShoreline Community College source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Catholic (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Birth name: Patricia Lynn Johns · Children: 2 · Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

Campaign fundraising

Raised $2,095,534 in the 2024 cycle and $2,800,144 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
SHAW, GREGORY LDYNIFTIC CORPORATIONPRESIDENTSEATTLE, WA$9,575
MICHAELS, LAURIE F.NOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDFORT WORTH, TX$6,600
ARNOLD, JOHNNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDHOUSTON, TX$6,600
BROTMAN, SUSANNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDMEDINA, WA$6,600
SILBEY, ALEXANDERATS COMMUNICATIONS INCPRINCIPALWASHINGTON, DC$6,600
BALLMER, CONNIENOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDHUNTS POINT, WA$6,600
ARNOLD, LAURANOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDHOUSTON, TX$6,600
BYERS, MARGARET RNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDSEATTLE, WA$6,100
ZECH, MARCIA W.NOT EMPLOYEDHOMEMAKERMERCER ISLAND, WA$5,500
KISTLER, WILLIAMKISTLER INVESTMENT COMPANYINVESTMENT MANAGERNEW YORK, NY$5,000
GRINSTEIN, CAROLYN HNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDMEDINA, WA$5,000
CLARKSON, LLAYRON JRCLARKSON AEROSPACE CORPENGINEERHOUSTON, TX$5,000
SHARAN, NITESHSOUNDHOUND AICFOPORTLAND, OR$5,000
TSAI, TENNYCUSHMAN & WAKEFIELDCOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA$5,000
JEFFERS, ROBERTNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDSEATTLE, WA$5,000
VIDINSKY, JOANNENOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDKENTFIELD, CA$5,000
VAN AMERONGEN, DEREKNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDCINCINNATI, OH$5,000
GRUENFELD, CHRISTOPHERUMPQUA BANKMARKET DIRECTORSEATTLE, WA$5,000
MARTIN, LYLE CNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSHORELINE, WA$5,000
ORLADY, DAVIDNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDMINNEAPOLIS, MN$5,000
VULICH, SARAHNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDMINNEAPOLIS, MN$5,000
LEVIN, DEBORAHNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDATLANTA, GA$5,000
THOMPSON, MARYNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDRALEIGH, NC$5,000
BUSHAW, JOANNESELF EMPLOYEDTRANSCRIBERTACOMA, WA$4,812
MCIVER, SANDRANOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDBAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA$4,775

1,672 other donors gave a total of $760,671.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
HOLERT, KAREN RNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WAunder verification
SMITH, WARRENNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$7,000
REPP, SUSANNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDTACOMA, WA$7,000
CULTON, JOHNCAPITOL PATH CONSULTINGCONSULTANTLIBERTY LAKE, WA$7,000
MILLER, TOMNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$7,000
ROGERS, FLORENCENOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDMORELAND, GA$7,000
LESKO, SARAHNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$7,000
HAYWOOD, JESSICAMOONLIGHT PROPERTIESCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERNASHVILLE, TN$7,000
HOCH, DIANE CNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDKENNEWICK, WA$6,500
KERR, CLARKNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDCAMANO ISLAND, WA$6,000
PICKER, GALE JEANNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$6,000
PIGOTT, MARYNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDSEATTLE, WA$6,000
BRIDGE, BOBBENOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$6,000
CRAMER, THEILINE WNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDBAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA$6,000
REDMAN, ANNE MPERKINS COIE LLPATTORNEYSEATTLE, WA$5,500
ROSEN, MICHELE MNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDSEATTLE, WA$5,500
FERGUSON, ELLEN LBURKE MUSEUMMUSEUM ADMINISTRATORSEATTLE, WA$5,000
GRINSTEIN, GERALDNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$5,000
CHIHULY, LESLIECHIHULY STUDIOCEOSEATTLE, WA$5,000
BRADDOCK, DENNIS JNOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$5,000
TSAO, CHICH-HSINGNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDSARATOGA, CA$5,000
GOODSTEIN, DEBBIEAURORA PICTURESFILMMAKERBROOKLYN, NY$5,000
MONTESINO, HECTOREMBRACE INCCEOWALTHAM, MA$5,000
O'KELLEY, BRADAUSTIN SPORTS ACADEMYOWNERAUSTIN, TX$5,000
BENDICH, JUDITH E.NOT EMPLOYEDRETIREDSEATTLE, WA$5,000

3,134 other donors gave a total of $1,453,106.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACEducation$5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBPACLabor Unions$5,000
CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION PAC')PACnot mapped$5,000
150PAC.ORGPACnot mapped$5,000
WINE INSTITUTE PACPACnot mapped$5,000
WINE INSTITUTE PACPACnot mapped$5,000
ORGANON & CO. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTelecommunications$5,000
WESTROCK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)PACInsurance$5,000
TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPharmaceuticals$5,000
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC)PACTechnology$5,000
C3.AI, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACPACEducation$5,000
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACInsurance$5,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPharmaceuticals$5,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PACPACHealth$5,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPACnot mapped$5,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC)PACHealth$5,000
ARDENT LEGACY HOLDINGS LLC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPACnot mapped$5,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 598 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PIPE TRADES 598 PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PACPACTransportation$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

CommitteeSupporting the memberOpposing the memberTotalSingle-candidate (80%+)FEC record
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KY$4,519$0$4,519NoFEC

Donors to the member's leadership PAC, M-PAC: individuals at $50,000 or more, organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more.

DonorTypeNet
THE CHICKASAW NATIONother$10,000
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANSother$10,000
SAN PABLO LYTTON TRIBEother$5,000
SAN PABLO TRIBEother$5,000

Joint fundraising committee SENATE VICTORY 2023: $20,000 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

2026 (partial)

Donors to the member's leadership PAC, M-PAC: individuals at $50,000 or more, organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more.

DonorTypeNet
SAMISH TYEEother$7,000
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBEother$6,500
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANSother$5,000

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

$2,061,028 to $5,139,999 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 04/24/2026)). Earliest on record (2013): $520,018 to $1,934,996. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

0 trades, estimated volume No trades. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Top assets

AssetTypeValueOwner
FBALX - Fidelity Balancedmutual fund$500K-$1MSpouse
FFTHX - Fidelity Freedom 2035mutual fund$250K-$500KSpouse
FFFFX - Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fundmutual fund$250K-$500KSpouse
Western & Southern Life Assurance Co. Individual Retirement AnnuityProvider: Western & Southernannuity$250K-$500KSpouse
USSFCU(Washington, DC)Type: Certificate of Depositbank deposit$100K-$250KJoint
USSFCU(Washington, DC)Type: Certificate of Depositbank deposit$100K-$250KJoint
Fidelity(Seattle, WA)Type: Checkingbank deposit$100K-$250KJoint
FMPBCmutual fund$100K-$250KSpouse
FFFEX - Fidelity Freedom 2030mutual fund$100K-$250KSpouse
PQIAX - Equity Income Fund formerly Equity Income Fund I - Class Amutual fund$100K-$250KSpouse

Earmark requests (FY2026)

Total requested: $1,010,061,000 (showing 15 of 110)

ProjectRecipientSubcommitteeRequestedIn House bill
Construction, renovation, and improvements of facilitiesYMCA of Snohomish County - YMCA Camp CaseyAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration$4,000,000No
Updating fire department facilities.City of OthelloAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration$1,500,000No
Construction, renovation, facility upgrades, and acquisition of equipment for scientific research.Washington State UniversityCommerce, Justice, Science$50,000,000No
Expanding technical assistance for permitting floodplain enhancement and recovery projects.American RiversCommerce, Justice, Science$1,650,000No
Purchase and installation of computing equipment.University of WashingtonCommerce, Justice, Science$10,000,000No
Purchase and installation of radiocarbon mass spectrometry lab equipment.University of WashingtonCommerce, Justice, Science$1,500,000No
Purchase and installation of wind tunnel equipmentUniversity of WashingtonCommerce, Justice, Science$3,000,000No
Research to support the recovery of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.The SeaDoc SocietyCommerce, Justice, Science$850,000No
To expand mobile alternative response teams.City of SpokaneCommerce, Justice, Science$1,250,000No
To provide services to sexual assault survivors.King County Sexual Assault Resource CenterCommerce, Justice, Science$1,750,000No
Additional Water Storage Project.Army Corps of Engineers (Civil)Energy and Water Development$190,000,000No
Address impacts on ESA listed fish species on the Columbia River.Army Corps of Engineers (Civil)Energy and Water Development$26,730,000No
Complete feasibility study for turning basin improvements on the Columbia River.Army Corps of Engineers (Civil)Energy and Water Development$1,560,000No
Continuing coordination on comprehensive village development plan.Army Corps of Engineers (Civil)Energy and Water Development$500,000No
Ecosystem restoration at the Yakima River Delta, including the removal of the Bateman Island CausewayArmy Corps of Engineers (Civil)Energy and Water Development$1,520,000No

Requests are not necessarily funded. Amounts shown are requested, not awarded.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

0.61 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (Senate). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -1.45, ranked #96 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: -0.357 (liberal end of the scale), chamber rank #23 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

GroupRatingScorecard year
NRANot available2026
LCV1002025
AFL-CIO1002025
Club for Growth122025
Planned Parenthood1002025
ACU32025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): D+10. Last election margin: 14.52 points (2022). Cook PVI

2026 election

Seat not up for election in 2026.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

244 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 2.9% · party unity 99.6

DateMeasureQuestionPosition
2026-01-08S.J.Res. 98On the Motion to DischargeYea
2026-01-15H.R. 6938On Passage of the BillYea
2026-01-30H.R. 7148On Passage of the BillYea
2026-02-12H.J.Res. 142On the Joint ResolutionNay
2026-03-12H.R. 6644On Passage of the BillYea
2026-03-23PN858On the NominationNay
2026-04-16H.J.Res. 140On the Joint ResolutionNay
2026-04-23S.Con.Res. 33On the Concurrent ResolutionNay
2026-05-13PN855-1On the NominationNay
2026-06-04Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Graham Amdt. No. 5779On the MotionNay
2026-06-05S. 2On Passage of the BillNay
2026-06-23H.Con.Res. 86On the Concurrent ResolutionYea
2026-07-28PN1092On the NominationNay
2026-08-05PN932On the NominationNay
2026-08-07H.R. 5334On Passage of the BillYea
2026-08-08H.R. 6500On Passage of the BillYea
2026-08-08PN1078On the NominationNay
2026-09-24H.Con.Res. 89On the Concurrent ResolutionYea

Legislation

Sponsored 47 bills and cosponsored 313 bills in the 119th Congress.

BillTitleStatus
S.Res. 50A resolution designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as “National School Counseling Week”.Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
S.Res. 191A resolution supporting the designation of April 2025 as the “Month of the Military Child”.Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
S.Res. 596A resolution designating the week of February 2 through 6, 2026, as “National School Counseling Week”.Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
S.Res. 610A resolution congratulating the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl LX.Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
S. 342Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025Ordered Reported

Latest statements

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

PlatformOffice accountPersonal account
X@PattyMurray (464K)not found
Instagram@senpattymurray (188K)not found
Facebooknot foundnot found
YouTube@SenatorPattyMurray (12K)not found
LinkedInnot foundnot found
Threadsnot foundnot found
TikToknot foundnot found

Office total: 664K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 664K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

CommitteeRole
Senate Committee on AppropriationsRanking Member
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesEx Officio
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesEx Officio
Department of DefenseMember
Energy and Water DevelopmentRanking Member
Financial Services and General GovernmentEx Officio
Department of Homeland SecurityMember
Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesEx Officio
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesMember
Legislative BranchEx Officio
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesMember
State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsEx Officio
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesMember
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMember
Education and the American FamilyMember
Primary Health and Retirement SecurityMember
Senate Committee on the BudgetMember
Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsMember

Caucus memberships

No documented caucus memberships.

Staff

Chief of staff

Melinda D Linquist · (202) 224-2621

Communications director

Amir Ahmadiavin · (202) 224-2621

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621

District/state offices

CityAddressPhone
Spokane920 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 485 Spokane, WA 99201(425) 259-6515

Connections

Connected toTypeDetail
Michael BaumgartnerSame schoolWashington State University
Dan NewhouseSame schoolWashington State University

Connections are derived from documented public records: family ties, shared schools, shared employers, fraternities and sororities, and staff career histories. Committee ties are excluded here and shown on committee pages.

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.