DemocratChristopher Murphy
U.S. Senator · Connecticut
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
9 tracked promises, 4 rated
Connecticut
Represents Connecticut statewide
How they won their seat
Christopher S. Murphy won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut with 58.6% of the vote (1,000,695 votes).
- Christopher S. Murphy · Democrat58.6%1,000,695
- Matthew M. Corey · Republican39.7%678,256
- 3 Other Candidates1.7%29,308
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Christopher Murphy's record includes sponsored bills related to social issues, public health, and foreign policy. He has sponsored multiple bills such as the National Strategy for Social Connection Act and joint resolutions concerning military actions in Iran. Additionally, his committee memberships reflect an engagement with appropriations related to health, education, and foreign relations. Focus areas (from the record): Public Health · Social Policy · Foreign Relations · Housing · Gun Policy Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Murphy's sponsored bills include those related to public health and social issues, such as the National Strategy for Social Connection Act and the Choose Medicare Act. However, his voting record shows a significant number of nay votes. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or the reasons for their lack of passage; There is no information on the impact of his campaign finance choices on his legislative priorities; The absence of statements limits understanding of his public messaging and rationale behind his legislative actions. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Christopher Murphy has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2011. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Christopher Murphy has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.
Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$256K8%
- Large individual (itemized)$1.8M58%
- PAC / committee$1.0M34%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of DefenseOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security CooperationOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's IssuesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+80 · based on 4 rated promises
- Championed 3
- Fully Kept 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 4 rated promisesThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 100 |
| Jul 2026 | 89 |
| Jul 2026 | 82 |
| Jul 2026 | 80 |
| Jan 2031 | 80 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept4
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
9 promises across 9 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Campaign finance1
- Democracy / political organizing1
- Foreign policy / war powers1
- Gun policy1
- Health care1
- Housing1
- Immigration / border security1
- Public health / loneliness1
- Technology / child safety1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)889%
- Reputable news111%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
9 tracked promises
“Reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill he negotiated and seek to bring it to a Senate floor vote.”
“Keep pushing to end U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, including through additional measures such as sanctions and arms-sale restrictions, despite the presidential veto of the War Powers resolution.”
“Refuse corporate and PAC contributions for his U.S. Senate campaign.”
“Pursue the National Strategy for Social Connection Act, which he introduced to establish a White House Office of Social Connection Policy and a national strategy to combat loneliness.”
“Continue fighting to pass the Background Check Expansion Act, which would require background checks on nearly all firearm sales and transfers, until it becomes law.”
“Advance the Choose Medicare Act, legislation he introduced to let every American and every employer buy into a Medicare option through the ACA exchanges.”
“Advance the Kids Off Social Media Act, bipartisan legislation he co-introduced to set a minimum social media age of 13 and bar algorithmic content targeting for users under 17.”
“Advance the American Homeownership Act, which he co-introduced to end tax breaks for large corporate homebuyers and redirect penalties toward building affordable housing.”
“Launch and fund the American Mobilization Project, a PAC to bankroll grassroots organizing against the Trump administration, initially directing $400,000 to groups opposing Medicaid cuts and registering young voters.”
Verified record
342 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $86,873, spent $117,047, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4999: A bill to prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4981: A bill to place Federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage aligned with the national median wage, to require large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition, to end all subminimum wages, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4847: Summer for All Act ↗Jun 22, 2026
- Sponsored S 4818: National Strategy for Social Connection Act ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4816: Addressing SILO Act of 2026 ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4535: Strength in Diversity Act of 2026 ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4522: Let Kids Play Act ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4396: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026 ↗Apr 27, 2026
- Sponsored S 4147: Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act ↗Mar 19, 2026
- Sponsored S 4115: BETS OFF Act ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4121: Vote Without Fear Act ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4088: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026 ↗Mar 12, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 342 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 238
- Nay
- 629
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 23
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Nay
- PN1078Nay
- PN1078Nay
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Nay
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Nay
- SJRES187Yea
- PN73011Nay
- PN932Nay
- PN932Nay
- HR6500Yea
- SRES817Nay
- SJRES181Yea
- SJRES199Yea
- SRES817Nay
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
11 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- HousingStated position
Advance the American Homeownership Act, which he co-introduced to end tax breaks for large corporate homebuyers and redirect penalties toward building affordable housing.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)View position & sources → - Gun policyStated position
Continue fighting to pass the Background Check Expansion Act, which would require background checks on nearly all firearm sales and transfers, until it becomes law.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Health careStated position
Advance the Choose Medicare Act, legislation he introduced to let every American and every employer buy into a Medicare option through the ACA exchanges.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Democracy / political organizingStated position
Launch and fund the American Mobilization Project, a PAC to bankroll grassroots organizing against the Trump administration, initially directing $400,000 to groups opposing Medicaid cuts and registering young voters.
SourcesWashington ExaminerView position & sources → - Technology / child safetyStated position
Advance the Kids Off Social Media Act, bipartisan legislation he co-introduced to set a minimum social media age of 13 and bar algorithmic content targeting for users under 17.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Immigration / border securityStated position
Reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill he negotiated and seek to bring it to a Senate floor vote.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting YEA on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting YEA on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Public health / lonelinessStated position
Pursue the National Strategy for Social Connection Act, which he introduced to establish a White House Office of Social Connection Policy and a national strategy to combat loneliness.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Campaign financeStated position
Refuse corporate and PAC contributions for his U.S. Senate campaign.
SourcesThe Connecticut MirrorView position & sources → - Foreign policy / war powersStated position
Keep pushing to end U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, including through additional measures such as sanctions and arms-sale restrictions, despite the presidential veto of the War Powers resolution.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (murphy.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
Suggest a correction to this official's info
See something wrong or out of date — the biography, party, jurisdiction, common name, or photo? Suggest a sourced correction. Every suggestion is reviewed before it changes the record.
Free — it takes a minute. New here? Create an account and complete the Contributor Agreement once.
Office context & community edit history
Help complete the record on this official
What you see above is only what volunteers have catalogued so far — never the whole picture. Know a campaign promise that's missing, or have a source showing one was kept or broken? Add it, and StumpWatch tracks Christopher Murphy more completely. Every submission must cite where it came from, stays neutral, and is open to correction.