DemocratPatty Murray
U.S. Senator · Washington
U.S. Senator from Washington
10 tracked promises, 4 rated
Washington
Represents Washington statewide
How they won their seat
Patty Murray won the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Washington with 57.1% of the vote (1,741,827 votes).
- Patty Murray · Democrat57.1%1,741,827
- Tiffany Smiley · Republican42.6%1,299,322
- 1 Other Candidate0.2%6,751
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
Patty Murray's record shows involvement in issues related to health care, workers' rights, and support for vulnerable populations, as evidenced by her sponsorship of bills like the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act and the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act. Additionally, her involvement in committees related to health, education, and appropriations indicates involvement in funding and policy matters in these areas. Focus areas (from the record): Health Care · Workers' Rights · Youth Homelessness · Veterans' Services · Reproductive Rights Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Murray's sponsored bills and committee memberships correspond with her declared positions on health care, workers' rights, and veterans' services. Her sponsorship of the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act is part of her legislative activity. What this can't tell you: The record does not provide information on the outcomes of her sponsored bills; There is no information on her unlogged work or informal influence; The record does not provide insight into her interactions with constituents or responses to their concerns. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Patty Murray 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 2016. 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 Patty Murray 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)$5.2M28%
- Large individual (itemized)$9.9M53%
- PAC / committee$3.5M19%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of DefenseOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General GovernmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Legislative BranchOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, 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
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American FamilyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 4 rated promises
- Championed 4
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 2017 · 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 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jan 2029 | 75 (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
10 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.
- Reproductive Rights2
- Daylight Saving Time1
- Education1
- Food Assistance / SNAP1
- Government Funding1
- Taxes / Wealth Inequality1
- Veterans1
- Workers' Rights1
- Youth Homelessness1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)770%
- Reputable news330%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Committed to keep pushing legislation (the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act) to shield doctors who provide legal abortion care from out-of-state prosecution.”
“Pledged to keep fighting to pass legislation protecting the right to abortion and to get such a bill to the President's desk (the Women's Health Protection Act).”
“Committed to fully fund veterans' health care through the VA and to block efforts to cut veterans' funding.”
“Committed to pass the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act to strengthen federal protections and help workers recover wages withheld by employers.”
“Vowed to keep fighting Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and to protect students' access to education.”
“Committed to introduce legislation closing an estate-tax loophole used by the ultra-wealthy to avoid taxes on inherited wealth.”
“Committed to work across the aisle to create new federal grant programs addressing the root causes of youth homelessness, co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation with Sen. Lisa Murkowski.”
“Vowed to oppose Republican cuts to SNAP food assistance, pledging not to stay quiet as families lose food aid.”
“Called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, to a floor vote.”
“Pledged to keep fighting for Washington constituents' priorities, opposing a partisan House Republican continuing resolution over the funding it left out.”
Verified record
646 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 $1,496,204, spent $1,342,038, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SJRES 199: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)". ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4919: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4879: Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4817: CHILD Labor Act ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4635: SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 ↗May 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4540: Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4490: Fair Trusts for Fiscal Responsibility Act ↗May 12, 2026
- Sponsored S 4503: Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act ↗May 12, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 691: A resolution supporting the designation of April 2026 as the "Month of the Military Child". ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4261: Preventing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Act of 2026 ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 148: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2022-01: Medical Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Requirements in Connection with the No Surprises Act". ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4081: Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act ↗Mar 12, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 646 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 230
- Nay
- 609
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 51
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Nay
- PN1078Nay
- PN1078Nay
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Nay
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
- 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.
- Daylight Saving TimeStated position
Called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, to a floor vote.
SourcesMyNorthwestView position & sources → - Taxes / Wealth InequalityStated position
Committed to introduce legislation closing an estate-tax loophole used by the ultra-wealthy to avoid taxes on inherited wealth.
SourcesThe Spokesman-ReviewView position & sources → - Youth HomelessnessStated position
Committed to work across the aisle to create new federal grant programs addressing the root causes of youth homelessness, co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation with Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski· archivedView position & sources → - EducationStated position
Vowed to keep fighting Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and to protect students' access to education.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations· archivedView position & sources → - Food Assistance / SNAPStated position
Vowed to oppose Republican cuts to SNAP food assistance, pledging not to stay quiet as families lose food aid.
SourcesMyNorthwestView position & sources → - Government FundingStated position
Pledged to keep fighting for Washington constituents' priorities, opposing a partisan House Republican continuing resolution over the funding it left out.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations· archivedView 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 → - 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 → - VeteransStated position
Committed to fully fund veterans' health care through the VA and to block efforts to cut veterans' funding.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations· archivedView position & sources → - Workers' RightsStated position
Committed to pass the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act to strengthen federal protections and help workers recover wages withheld by employers.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions· archivedView position & sources → - Reproductive RightsStated position
Committed to keep pushing legislation (the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act) to shield doctors who provide legal abortion care from out-of-state prosecution.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions· 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.
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