
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 includes legislative activity in 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 veterans' affairs further indicates her legislative activity in these areas. Focus areas (from the record): Health Care · Workers' Rights · Youth Homelessness · Veterans' Affairs · Reproductive Rights Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Murray's sponsored bills and committee memberships align with her declared positions on health care, workers' rights, and support for veterans. Her legislative activity includes the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of her sponsored bills in achieving their intended outcomes is not clear; There is no information on her unlogged activities or informal efforts outside of her official record; The motivations behind her legislative priorities cannot be determined from the available data. 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 2022. 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.
- Bills sponsored
- 24
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)$00%
- Large individual (itemized)$00%
- PAC / committee$1.0M100%
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 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
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
“Vowed to keep fighting Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and to protect students' access to education.”
“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 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.”
“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.”
“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
- 858
- Yea
- 218
- Nay
- 589
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 51
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Not voting
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Nay
- HR6644Not voting
- 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.
- 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.
Sourceshttps://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/patty-murray-daylight-saving/4257257View 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.
Sourceshttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/03/with-wealth-inequality-in-spotlight-patty-murray-t/View 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.
Sourceshttps://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-murray-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-address-youth-homelessnessView position & sources → - EducationStated position
Vowed to keep fighting Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and to protect students' access to education.
Sourceshttps://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/senator-murray-statement-on-secretary-mcmahons-newest-efforts-to-dismantle-the-department-of-education-and-jeopardize-support-for-studentsView 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.
Sourceshttps://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/food-assistance-murray/4092796View 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.
Sourceshttps://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/on-senate-floor-senator-murray-urges-no-vote-on-house-republicans-crView position & sources → - VeteransStated position
Committed to fully fund veterans' health care through the VA and to block efforts to cut veterans' funding.
Sourceshttps://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/chair-murray-remarks-on-military-construction-veterans-affairs-appropriations-bill-at-markupView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom/press/murray-delauro-scott-introduce-bill-to-stop-wage-theft-and-improve-wage-recoveryView 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.
Sourceshttps://www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom/press/senator-murray-rallies-to-protect-the-right-to-abortion-alongside-washington-state-women-leadersView 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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