| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | WA | Democrat |
| See All 3 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Appropriations
- Defense
- Homeland Security
- Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Budget
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Rules and Administration
- Senate Veterans' Affairs
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
- Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Patty Murray in the News
May 16, 2008 Gas prices hitting schools that bus homeless kids
The situation is so dire, the Kent School District superintendent sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray outlining the issues and the costs. ...
May 16, 2008 What Does Granting Amnesty Have to Do With Funding Our Troops in Iraq?
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Microsoft/Wash.) added a provision to ârecaptureâ 218000 visas for skilled foreign workers. These visas didnât really âescape,â so much ...
May 16, 2008 Senate to consider bill for more cleanup money
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., worked to add $300 million for cleanup at Hanford and other Department of Energy nuclear sites to the bill to help offset the ...
Patty Murray in the Blogs
May 16, 2008 Important on CBS news today, Veterans Admin
"VA staff across the country are working their hearts out to get our veterans the care they need and deserve," said US Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash), a key member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. "But e-mails like these make ...
Source: PTSD Forum
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May 15, 2008 re: Jonathan Kay on Tony Burman: Another CBC lefty takes the leap ...
10 Vladimir Putin Susan Sarandon Rep. Charlie Rangel Peter Arnett. 9 Gerhard Schroeder Tim Robbins Rep. Pete Stark Helen Thomas. 8 Hans Blix Sean Penn Sen. Patty Murray Mary McGrory. 7 Bashar al_Assad Janeane Garofalo Rep. ...
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May 15, 2008 More GI Bill info. House Nixes Tax increase on Millionaires.
But Democratic Sen. Patty Murray - a member of the partyâs leadership team - rejected the idea Wednesday, telling reporters that the additional veterans money is a cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
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Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: EMILY's List ($359,167)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $1,159,635 | 16.0 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $1,145,055 | 15.8 % |
| Other | $1,016,239 | 14.0 % |
| Misc Business | $820,759 | 11.3 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $819,000 | 11.3 % |
| Labor | $530,600 | 7.3 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $458,638 | 6.3 % |
| Health | $339,358 | 4.7 % |
| Transportation | $266,638 | 3.7 % |
| Construction | $253,066 | 3.5 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $160,850 | 2.2 % |
| Defense | $134,150 | 1.9 % |
| Agribusiness | $129,300 | 1.8 % |
| Total: | $7,233,288 |







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Please support S 1097 in support of a cold war medal for deserving veterans of the cold war period.
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