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 bills related to affordable housing, social connection, and military involvement, such as the National Strategy for Social Connection Act and the joint resolutions to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran. His voting record includes instances where he voted against the majority of his party. Focus areas (from the record): Social Issues · Public Health · Foreign Policy · Housing · Gun Policy Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Murphy's sponsored bills include the National Strategy for Social Connection Act and the American Homeownership Act, which correspond with his stated positions on social connection and housing. However, his voting record shows a significant number of 'nay' votes. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of his sponsored bills in achieving their intended outcomes; The impact of his campaign finance choices on his legislative priorities; Any unlogged work or behind-the-scenes efforts that may influence his legislative agenda. 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.
- Bills sponsored
- 12
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 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 promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
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
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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
- 858
- Yea
- 227
- Nay
- 608
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 23
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Not voting
- PN8518Not voting
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Nay
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
9 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-blumenthal-join-senate-democrats-to-introduce-the-american-homeownership-act-to-stop-wall-streets-housing-grab-and-get-homes-back-into-the-hands-of-familiesView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-leads-45-senators-to-reintroduce-background-check-expansion-actView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-bicameral-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-let-every-american-choose-medicareView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3428175/chris-murphy-pac-fund-anti-trump-organizers/View 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-schatz-cruz-britt-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-keep-kids-safe-healthy-off-social-mediaView position & sources → - Immigration / border securityStated position
Reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill he negotiated and seek to bring it to a Senate floor vote.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-announces-reintroduction-of-bipartisan-border-bill-my-hope-is-that-republicans-will-choose-this-country-over-donald-trumps-campaignView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-introduces-legislation-to-establish-national-strategy-to-combat-loneliness-promote-social-connectionView position & sources → - Campaign financeStated position
Refuse corporate and PAC contributions for his U.S. Senate campaign.
Sourceshttps://ctmirror.org/2023/03/30/ct-chris-murphy-senator-running-reelection-third-term/View 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-statement-on-president-trumps-veto-of-resolution-to-end-us-involvement-in-saudi-led-war-in-yemen_View 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.
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