Patty Murray
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Patrick Leahy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Patrick Leahy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington Senate from the 1st district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office January 9, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bill Kiskaddon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rosemary McAuliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Patricia Lynn Johns October 11, 1950 Bothell, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Rob Murray (m. 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Washington State University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Senate website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patricia Lynn Murray (
Born and raised in Bothell, Washington, Murray graduated from Washington State University with a degree in physical education. She worked as a pre-school teacher and, later, as a parenting teacher at Shoreline Community College. A long-time advocate for environmental and education issues, Murray was elected to serve on her local school board in King County. She ran for the Washington State Senate in 1988, and defeated two-term incumbent Bill Kiskaddon. She served one term before launching a campaign for the United States Senate in 1992. She has been re-elected five times, most recently in 2022.
As a senator, Murray has been a part of
Early life and education
One of seven children, Murray was born in Bothell, Washington, a daughter of David L. Johns and Beverly A. McLaughlin.[3] Her mother was an accountant. Her father served in World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart. Her ancestry includes Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian.[3] When she was a teenager, her family was forced to apply for welfare assistance when her father became disabled due to multiple sclerosis. He had been the manager of a five-and-ten store.[4] Murray attended Saint Brendan Catholic School as a young child.
Murray received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Washington State University in 1972.
Early career
Murray was a preschool teacher for several years, and taught a parenting class at
In 1988, Murray unseated two-term incumbent
U.S. Senate (1993–present)
Murray has served in the United States Senate since her election in 1992. For the 118th Congress in 2023, she was elected Senate
Murray is the first woman, and 33rd senator overall, to have cast 10,000 votes in the Senate, having reached the threshold on April 20, 2023.[11]
Elections
1992
In 1992, Murray announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate after
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Murray | 318,455 | 28.32% | |
Republican | Rod Chandler | 228,083 | 20.28% | |
Democratic | Don Bonker | 208,321 | 18.52% | |
Republican | Leo K. Thorsness | 185,498 | 16.49% | |
Republican | Tim Hill | 128,232 | 11.40% | |
Democratic | Gene D. Hart | 15,894 | 1.41% | |
Democratic | Marshall | 11,659 | 1.04% | |
Washington Taxpayers | William Cassius Goodloe
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10,877 | 0.97% | |
Democratic | Jeffery Brian Venezia | 7,259 | 0.65% | |
Independent
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LaPriel C. Barnes | 7,044 | 0.63% | |
Socialist Workers | Mark Severs | 3,309 | 0.29% | |
Total votes | 1,124,631 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 53.99% | ||
Republican | Rod Chandler | 1,020,829 | 46.01% | ||
Total votes | 2,218,802 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
1998
In 1998, Murray faced Congresswoman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Murray | 479,009 | 45.86% | |
Republican | Linda Smith | 337,407 | 32.31% | |
Republican | Chris Bayley | 155,864 | 14.92% | |
Republican | Warren E. Hanson | 22,411 | 2.15% | |
Democratic | Amundson Amundseon | 10,905 | 1.04% | |
Republican | John Marshall | 9,662 | 0.93% | |
Reform | Mike The Mover | 6,596 | 0.63% | |
Democratic | James Sherwood Stokes | 5,989 | 0.57% | |
Democratic | Harvey Vernier | 3,882 | 0.37% | |
Socialist Workers | Nan Bailey | 3,709 | 0.36% | |
Reform | Steve Thompson | 3,371 | 0.32% | |
Democratic | Robert Tilden Medley | 3,350 | 0.32% | |
Democratic | Charlie R. Jackson | 2,234 | 0.21% | |
Total votes | 1,044,389 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray (Incumbent) | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | ||
Republican | Linda Smith | 785,377 | 41.59% | ||
Total votes | 1,888,561 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
In 2004, Murray faced Republican U.S. Representative
Democratic primary election results | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 709,477 | 92.20 |
Democratic | Warren Hanson | 46,487 | 6.04 |
Democratic | Mohammad Said | 13,526 | 1.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,549,708 | 54.98 | ||
Republican | George R. Nethercutt, Jr. | 1,204,584 | 42.74 | ||
Libertarian | J. Mills | 34,055 | 1.21 | ||
Green | Mark B. Wilson | 30,304 | 1.08 | ||
Total votes | 2,818,651 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2010
The 2010 election was the first Senate election to be held under the new
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 670,284 | 46.22 | |
Republican | Dino Rossi | 483,305 | 33.33 | |
Republican | Clint Didier | 185,034 | 12.76 | |
Republican | Paul Akers | 37,231 | 2.57 | |
Independent
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Skip Mercer | 12,122 | 0.84 | |
Democratic | Charles Allen | 11,525 | 0.79 | |
Democratic | Bob Burr | 11,344 | 0.78 | |
Republican | Norma Gruber | 9,162 | 0.63 | |
Republican | Michael Latimer | 6,545 | 0.45 | |
Democratic | Mike the Mover | 6,019 | 0.42 | |
Democratic | Goodspaceguy | 4,718 | 0.33 | |
Reform
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William Baker | 4,593 | 0.32 | |
Independent
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Mohammad Said | 3,387 | 0.23 | |
Independent
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Schalk Leonard | 2,818 | 0.19 | |
Republican | William Chovil | 2,039 | 0.14 | |
Total votes | 1,450,126 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,314,930 | 52.08 | ||
Republican | Dino Rossi | 1,196,164 | 47.37 | ||
Write-in | 13,939 | 0.55 | |||
Total votes | 2,525,033 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2016
Murray ran for a fifth term in 2016. She faced three Democratic challengers in the August 2, 2016, primary election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 745,421 | 53.82% | |
Republican | Chris Vance | 381,004 | 27.51% | |
Republican | Eric John Makus | 57,825 | 4.18% | |
Democratic | Phil Cornell | 46,460 | 3.35% | |
Republican | Scott Nazarino | 41,542 | 3.00% | |
Libertarian | Mike Luke | 20,988 | 1.52% | |
Democratic | Mohammad Said | 13,362 | 0.96% | |
Conservative
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Donna Rae Lands | 11,472 | 0.83% | |
Independent
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Ted Cummings | 11,028 | 0.80% | |
Human Rights
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Sam Wright | 10,751 | 0.78% | |
Republican | Uncle Mover | 8,569 | 0.62% | |
System Reboot | Jeremy Teuton | 7,991 | 0.58% | |
Democratic | Thor Amundson | 7,906 | 0.57% | |
Independent
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Chuck Jackson | 6,318 | 0.46% | |
Independent
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Pano Churchill | 5,150 | 0.37% | |
Independent
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Zach Haller | 5,092 | 0.37% | |
StandUpAmerica | Alex Tsimerman | 4,117 | 0.30% | |
Total votes | 1,384,996 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,913,979 | 58.83 | ||
Republican | Chris Vance | 1,329,338 | 40.86 | ||
Write-in | 10,071 | 0.31 | |||
Total votes | 3,253,388 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2022
In the 2022 election, Murray won reelection to a sixth term over Republican
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,002,811 | 52.22% | |
Republican | Tiffany Smiley | 646,917 | 33.69% | |
Trump Republican
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Leon Lawson | 59,134 | 3.08% | |
Republican | John Guenther | 55,426 | 2.89% | |
Democratic | Ravin Pierre | 22,172 | 1.15% | |
JFK Republican | Dave Saulibio | 19,341 | 1.01% | |
Independent
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Naz Paul | 18,858 | 0.98% | |
Republican | Bill Hirt | 15,276 | 0.8% | |
Democratic | Mohammad Hassan Said | 13,995 | 0.73% | |
Socialist Workers | Henry Clay Dennison | 13,901 | 0.72% | |
Democratic | Dr Pano Churchill | 11,859 | 0.62% | |
Democratic | Bryan Solstin | 9,627 | 0.5% | |
Independent
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Charlie (Chuck) Jackson | 8,604 | 0.45% | |
Independent
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Jon Butler | 5,413 | 0.28% | |
Independent
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Thor Amundson | 5,133 | 0.27% | |
No party preference
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Martin D. Hash | 4,725 | 0.25% | |
No party preference
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Dan Phan Doan | 3,049 | 0.16% | |
Democratic | Sam Cusmir | 2,688 | 0.14% | |
Write-in | 1,511 | 0.08% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,741,827 | 57.15 | ||
Republican | Tiffany Smiley | 1,299,322 | 42.63 | ||
Write-in | 6,751 | 0.22 | |||
Total votes | 3,047,900 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Committee assignments
Murray's committee assignments for the 118th Congress are as follows:[35]
- Committee on Appropriations (chair)
- As chair, Murray is an ex officio member of all subcommittees. Nevertheless, she also chairs the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies in an individual capacity.
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Caucus memberships
- Senate Oceans Caucus
- Senate Aerospace Caucus
- Afterschool Caucuses[36]
- Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus[37]
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption[38]
Legislation
On February 28, 2013, Murray introduced the
Political positions
Abortion
Murray supports abortion rights. She opposed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill criminalizing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying on the Senate floor: "I oppose the fact that we are still voting on whether women and doctors are best equipped to make health care decisions — or politicians here in D. C."[41] She also voted against restricting US funding for UN family planning programs.[42]
Agriculture
In March 2019, Murray was one of 38 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue warning that dairy farmers "have continued to face market instability and are struggling to survive the fourth year of sustained low prices" and urging his department to "strongly encourage these farmers to consider the Dairy Margin Coverage program".[43]
In June 2019, Murray and 18 other Democratic senators sent USDA Inspector General (IG) Phyllis K. Fong a letter requesting that the IG investigate USDA instances of retaliation and political decision-making and asserting that not to do so would mean these "actions could be perceived as a part of this administration’s broader pattern of not only discounting the value of federal employees, but suppressing, undermining, discounting, and wholesale ignoring scientific data produced by their own qualified scientists".[44]
Environmental policy
In October 2017, Murray was one of 19 senators to sign a letter to Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt questioning Pruitt's decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, asserting that the repeal's proposal used "mathematical sleights of hand to overstate the costs of industry compliance with the 2015 Rule and understate the benefits that will be lost if the 2017 repeal is finalized", and that denying science and fabricating math would fail to "satisfy the requirements of the law, nor will it slow the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, the inexorable rise in sea levels, or the other dire effects of global warming that our planet is already experiencing".[45]
In February 2019, in response to reports of the EPA intending to decide against setting drinking water limits for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as part of an upcoming national strategy to manage the aforementioned class of chemicals, Murray was one of 20 senators to sign a letter to Acting EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler calling on the EPA "to develop enforceable federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS, as well as institute immediate actions to protect the public from contamination from additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)".[46]
Federal budget
On December 10, 2013, Murray announced that she and Republican Representative Paul Ryan had reached a compromise agreement on a two-year, bipartisan budget bill, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.[47]
The deal was scheduled to be voted on first in the House and then the Senate. Some believed House Democrats would pass the deal as a way to reduce the sequester cuts,[48] but the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, Chris Van Hollen, said on December 12, 2013, that members of his party were outraged that House Republicans are planning to adjourn without addressing unemployment benefits.[49] Van Hollen said that "it is too early to say" whether a majority of House Democrats would vote for the budget bill.[49] The deal was also unpopular with many conservatives.[50]
Murray put the controversial intelligence ports-data project Global Trade Exchange into the Homeland Security budget.[51]
Foreign relations
Central America
In April 2019, Murray was one of 34 senators to sign a letter to President Trump, encouraging him "to listen to members of your own Administration and reverse a decision that will damage our national security and aggravate conditions inside Central America", asserting that Trump had "consistently expressed a flawed understanding of U.S. foreign assistance" since becoming president, and that he was "personally undermining efforts to promote U.S. national security and economic prosperity" through preventing the use of Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S., citing the funding's helping to improve conditions in those countries.[52]
Myanmar
Murray condemned the
Russia
In December 2010, Murray voted for the ratification of
In December 2018, after United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the Trump administration was suspending its obligations in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 60 days in the event that Russia continued to violate the treaty, Murray was one of 26 senators to sign a letter expressing concern over the administration "now abandoning generations of bipartisan U.S. leadership around the paired goals of reducing the global role and number of nuclear weapons and ensuring strategic stability with America's nuclear-armed adversaries" and calling on Trump to continue arms negotiations.[56]
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
In October 2002, Murray was one of 21 Democrats in the Senate to vote against the War Authorization for invading Iraq. Quoted from her Senate speech:
Mr. President, if we do take action in Iraq, there is no doubt that our armed forces will prevail. We will win a war with Iraq decisively, and, God willing, we will win it quickly. But what happens after the war? That will have as big an impact on our future peace and security. Will we be obligated to rebuild Iraq? If so, how? Our economy is reeling, our budget is in deficit, and we have no estimate of the cost of rebuilding. And with whom? As The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman points out, there's a retail store mentality that suggests to some—if "you break it, you buy it."
In December 2002, speaking to students at Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Murray made a number of remarks about Osama bin Laden as she attempted to explain why the US had such problems winning hearts and minds in the Muslim world, and how bin Laden had garnered support among some in the Middle East. Among other things, she said that bin Laden has "been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building daycare facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. He's made their lives better. We have not done that." This attracted attention from political opponents, who argued that this was inaccurate and constituted support for bin Laden.[57][58][59]
Health care
In 2014, Murray introduced legislation in the Senate called The Emergency Contraception Access and Education Act. The bill would require hospitals that receive federal funding to provide rape victims with emergency contraception.[60] In July 2014, she introduced an amendment to a bill in the Senate to require health insurance plans to offer contraceptive coverage to patients regardless of employers' beliefs, religious or otherwise. Her amendment required 60 votes to move forward, and all but three Republicans voted against the measure.[61]
In December 2018, Murray was one of 42 senators to sign a letter to Trump administration officials Alex Azar, Seema Verma, and Steven Mnuchin, arguing that the administration was improperly using Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act to authorize states to "increase health care costs for millions of consumers, while weakening protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions". The senators requested the administration withdraw the policy and "re-engage with stakeholders, states, and Congress".[62]
Labor
In July 2019, Murray signed a letter to United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta that advocated that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiate a full investigation into a complaint filed on May 20 by a group of Chicago-area employees of McDonald's that detailed workplace violence incidents, including interactions with customers such as customers throwing hot coffee and threatening employees with firearms. The senators argued that McDonald's could and must "do more to protect its employees, but employers will not take seriously their obligations to provide a safe workplace if OSHA does not enforce workers rights to a hazard-free workplace".[63]
In response to a February 2021 report by the
LGBTQIA+ rights
In 1996, Murray voted for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which banned federal recognition of same-sex marriage by limiting the definition of marriage to the union of a man and a woman.[67] DOMA was ruled unconstitutional in 2015, and later in 2023, she reversed her previous position and spoke in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which officially repealed DOMA.[68]
In September 2014, Murray was one of 69 members of the House and Senate to sign a letter to then-
Opioids
In March 2017, Murray was one of 21 senators to sign a letter led by
Veterans
In August 2013, Murray was one of 23 Democratic senators to sign a letter to the Defense Department, warning of some payday lenders "offering predatory loan products to service members at exorbitant triple digit effective interest rates and loan products that do not include the additional protections envisioned by the law", and asserting that service members, along with their families, "deserve the strongest possible protections and swift action to ensure that all forms of credit offered to members of our armed forces are safe and sound".[72]
In December 2018, Murray was one of 21 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, calling it "appalling that the VA is not conducting oversight of its own outreach efforts", in spite of suicide prevention being the VA's highest clinical priority, and requesting Wilkie "consult with experts with proven track records of successful public and mental health outreach campaigns, with a particular emphasis on how those individuals measure success".[73]
Gun control
Murray supports gun control. She supports a national assault weapons ban.[74]
Other positions
In May 2006, Murray, along with 38 of 44 Senate Democrats, voted in favor of the
Murray repeatedly cosponsored legislation to create the Wild Sky Wilderness area in the Washington Cascade Range.[78] She eventually succeeded, with the bill signed by President George W. Bush on May 8, 2008.[79] Murray has also supported legislation to increase the size of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, also in the Washington Cascades.[80]
On January 30, 2008, Murray endorsed
On May 28, 2021, Murray abstained from voting on the creation of the January 6 commission.[83] She cited a "personal family matter" for the abstention. Murray had expressed support for the commission and had talked about her experience on the day of the insurrection.[84]
Electoral history
Washington State Senate District 1 election, 1988 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Democratic | Patty Murray | 22,948 | 53% | |
Republican | Bill Kiskaddon (inc.) | 20,480 | 47% |
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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1992
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Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 54% | Rod Chandler | 1,020,829 | 46% | |||||||||||||
1998
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Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,103,184 | 58% | Linda Smith | 785,377 | 42% | |||||||||||||
2004
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Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,549,708 | 55% | George Nethercutt | 1,204,584 | 43% | J. Mills | Libertarian | 34,055 | 1% | Mark B. Wilson | Green
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30,304 | 1% | |||||
2010
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Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,314,930 | 52% | Dino Rossi | 1,196,164 | 47% | |||||||||||||
2016
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Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,913,979 | 59% | Chris Vance | 1,329,338 | 41% | |||||||||||||
2022 | Patty Murray (incumbent) | 1,741,827 | 57% | Tiffany Smiley | 1,299,322 | 43% |
Personal life
Murray is married to Rob Murray and has two grown children: Sara and Randy. She lives on Whidbey Island.[86]
On August 2, 2006, The New York Times wrote that in 1994, Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina attempted to grope his then-freshman colleague Patty Murray of Washington. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Murray asked for, and received, an apology. Through a spokeswoman, Murray declined to comment further on the incident.[87][88]
See also
Notes
- ^ Murray was second in the line of succession from October 3 to 25, when the Speakership of the House of Representatives was vacant following the removal of Kevin McCarthy on October 3, 2023, until the election of Mike Johnson, as speaker.
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External links
- U.S. Senator Patty Murray official U.S. Senate website
- Patty Murray for Senate campaign website
- Patty Murray at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN