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: Experience: Senate: 1993-Present; Home State: Washington; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $6,715,851Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Patty Murray

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Rob; 2 Children: Randy, Sara

Birth Date: 10/11/1950

Birth Place: Bothell, WA

Home City: Seattle, WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

BA, Washington State University, 1972

Political Experience

Minority Conference Secretary, United States Senate, 2015-present

Senator, United States Senate, 1992-present

Former Democratic Deputy Whip, United States Senate

Former Assistant Floor Leader, United States Senate

Majority Conference Secretary, United States Senate, 2011-2015

Senator, Washington State Senate, 1988-1992

Democratic Whip, Washington State Senate, 1990-1992

Member, Board of Directors, Shoreline School District, Washington, 1985-1989

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Budget, Member

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Member

Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, Native American Caucus

Co-Founder, Nuclear Cleanup Caucus

Co-Chair, Nuclear Cleanup Caucus

Member, Senate Hunger Caucus

Member, Senate National Guard Caucus

Member, Senate Potato Caucus

Member, Senate Specialty Crops Caucus

Member, Senate Steel Caucus

Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 2001-2003, 2011-2013

Professional Experience

Teacher

Citizen Lobbyist, 1983-1988

Instructor, Shoreline Community College, 1984-1987

Education Volunteer, 1977-1984

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Member, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Total: 3

What will Patty Murray do?

04/23/2015

By Seung Min Kim | POLITICO

Patty Murray to support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

03/30/2015

By Catalina Camia | USA Today

Patty Murray Should Be the Next Senate Minority Leader

03/27/2015

By Jamelle Bouie | slate.com

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 428

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/14/2017	S.591	Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017	06/14/2017 Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	S.1143	Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017	05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/15/2017	S.1122	Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act	05/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/04/2017	S.1045	Save Women's Preventive Care Act	05/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	S.978	Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act	04/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	S.954	Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017	04/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	S.928	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	S.819	Paycheck Fairness Act	04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	S.Res.113	A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.	04/04/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	S.700	Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017	03/22/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	S.689	Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017	03/21/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	S.682	SAVINGS Act	03/21/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
03/15/2017	S.636	Healthy Families Act	03/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/01/2017	S.483	Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act	03/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	S.Res.44	A resolution designating February 6 through 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week".	02/10/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
09/29/2016	S.Res.600	A resolution designating the week of September 26 through 30, 2016, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".	09/29/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	S.3433	CLEAR Act	09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	S.3388	Rural Disaster Recovery Act of 2016	09/22/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	S.2991	Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016	09/22/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	S.3223	Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act	07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)

Total: 3606

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
09/24/1999	S.Res.99	A resolution designating November 20, 1999, as "National Survivors for Prevention of Suicide Day".
09/23/1999	S.620	A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
09/21/1999	S.1604	Technology for Teaching Act
09/13/1999	S.566	Agricultural Trade Freedom Act
09/10/1999	S.1468	United States Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act of 1999
08/05/1999	S.1556	Parental Accountability, Recruitment, and Education National Training Act of 1999
08/05/1999	S.1548	Early Education Act of 1999
08/05/1999	S.1539	Child Care Facilities Financing Act
08/05/1999	S.1538	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes.
08/05/1999	S.1511	21st Century School Modernization Act
08/04/1999	S.1487	Excellence in Economic Education Act of 1999
08/04/1999	S.1483	A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to export controls on high performance computers.
08/03/1999	S.1475	Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 1999
08/02/1999	S.1473	Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Enhancement Act of 1999
08/02/1999	S.J.Res.30	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.
07/30/1999	S.1448	A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands reserve program, to extend the program through 2005, and for other purposes.
07/29/1999	S.918	Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act of 1999
07/28/1999	S.1454	Public School Modernization and Overcrowding Relief Act of 1999
07/27/1999	S.1443	Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Improvement Act of 1999
07/27/1999	S.1442	Professional Development Reform Act

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