U.S. Senator
Patty Murray
Washington
DemocratProgressive
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Voting Profile
Legislative Record
Most Active Policy Areas
#1 healthcare#2 defense#3 other#4 agriculture#5 environment energy
490
Votes Analyzed
Data sources: voteview, congress.gov
Political Position
Ideology Spectrum
-0.36Progressive
Senator Patty Murray's voting record places her in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, though slightly more moderate than the average Democrat in the Senate. Her NOMINATE score of -0.357 indicates consistent liberal voting patterns across most policy areas while occasionally finding common ground on certain issues.
LiberalModerateConservative
Democrat avg
Near the average for Democrats (-0.38)
Data source: VoteView NOMINATE scores (UCLA/UC San Diego)
Policy Positions
Category Breakdown
490
total votes analyzed
Overview
Senator Patty Murray has served Washington State in the U.S. Senate since 1993, building a lengthy legislative record across multiple policy areas. Her voting patterns show particular engagement with healthcare policy, where she has cast the most votes, as well as consistent support for labor, social security, and banking/finance legislation. Murray's record demonstrates strong support for social safety net programs, with 100% support on recorded labor votes and 71% support on social security measures. Her defense voting shows relatively high support at 74%, suggesting a pragmatic approach to national security issues that doesn't always align with the most progressive positions. Her banking and finance votes show 90% support, and she has maintained majority support across environmental and energy issues (59%) as well as agricultural policy (66%). This pattern suggests a legislator who engages substantively across a broad range of domestic and fiscal policy areas.
Key Positions
- •Strong advocate for labor protections and workers' rights
- •Consistent supporter of social security programs
- •Active engagement on healthcare policy with majority support for related legislation
- •Moderate-to-supportive stance on defense and military matters
- •Support for banking and financial regulatory measures
- •Engagement on agricultural issues important to Washington State
By Policy Area
Healthcare286
55% yea45% nay
Defense39
74% yea26% nay
Other37
54% yea46% nay
Agriculture35
66% yea34% nay
Environment & Energy27
59% yea41% nay
Budget & Spending20
60% yea40% nay
Social Security17
71% yea29% nay
Banking & Finance10
90% yea10% nay
Taxation7
71% yea29% nay
Labor5
100% yea0% nay
Analysis updated: January 9, 2026
Campaign Finance
Follow the Money
Includes all authorized campaign committees (principal committee, joint fundraising, and other authorized committees). Outside spending by Super PACs and independent groups is shown separately below. Verify on FEC.gov →
Career: $77.4M
Fundraising Over Time
Raised per election cycleSpent
Contribution Sources
Individual$4.2M
89%
PAC / Committees$537K
11%
Individual Breakdown
Itemized (>$200)
$2.6M
Small Dollar (<$200)
$1.6M
Donation Sizes
Under $200
$1.3M · 52%
$200 – 499
$202K · 8%
$500 – 999
$237K · 9%
$1,000 – 1,999
$376K · 15%
$2,000+
$394K · 16%
Share of individual contribution dollars by donation size, current election cycle.
Where the Money Comes From
In-state (WA)$1.3M · 78%
Out-of-state$355K · 22%
Itemized individual contributions only (donations over $200 report the donor's state). Small-dollar donations are not included because the FEC does not itemize them.
WA
$1.3M
CA
$53K
DC
$48K
VA
$39K
MD
$29K
NY
$25K
GA
$22K
TN
$22K
Top Contributors
Top Contributing Industries
Top Donor Employers
NOT EMPLOYED$1.1M
SELF EMPLOYED$82K
BGR GROUP$15K
MOONLIGHT PROPERTIES$15K
BATTELLE$10K
NULL$9K
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP$9K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$8K
ICEBREAKER STRATEGIES LLC$8K
CAPITOL PATH CONSULTING$7K
POSEIDON AEROSPACE$7K
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$7K
Employer as self-reported by itemized donors. “Not Employed” and “Self-Employed” typically rank highest for small-dollar campaigns and include retirees.
Where the Money Goes
Spending by Purpose
Other / Uncategorized
$1.1M
Fundraising
$655K
Administrative
$131K
Refunds
$23K
Advertising
$17K
Travel
$9K
Contributions
$4K
Materials
$2K
Purpose categories are self-reported on FEC filings; large “Other” totals are common.
Top Payees
1.$491K
RWT PRODUCTION LLC
2.$251K
BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS, LLC
3.$203K
NEWMAN PARTNERS
4.$172K
MISSIONWIRED
5.$134K
GUSTO
6.$90K
TRACEY BUCKMAN & ASSOCIATES
7.$87K
BF DIRECT LLC
8.$68K
NGP VAN, INC.
Detailed Breakdown
Expenditures
Operating Costs
$3.6M
Operating Offsets
$60K
Net Operating
$3.6M
Refunds
Individual Refunds
$67K
Committee Refunds
$8K
Outside Spending (Super PACs)
Supporting
$6.2M
Opposing
$28.4M
Total Outside Spending
$34.6M
Top Outside Spenders
01
$8.6MEVERGREEN PRINCIPLES PAC
-$8.6M
02
$7.9MNATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
-$7.9M
03
$7.1MCROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES
-$7.1M
04
$4.3MWOMEN VOTE!
+$4.3M
05
$2.0MESAFUND
-$2.0M
06
$1.7MOUR AMERICAN CENTURY
-$1.7M
07
$863KAMERICAN CROSSROADS
-$863K
08
$600KFAMILY FRIENDLY ACTION PAC
+$600K
Independent expenditures are made without coordination with the candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E filings.
Coverage: 1/1/2023 – 6/30/2026FEC: S2WA00189Updated: 8/12/2026Source: FEC.gov (all authorized committees)
Voting Record
Congressional Votes
394 votes across 15 categories