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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

Personal

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
02/04/2013	S.217	High School Data Transparency Act of 2013	02/04/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
01/31/2013	S.Res.25	A resolution honoring Gonzaga University on its 125th anniversary.	01/31/2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
12/13/2012	S.3683	Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act	12/13/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
11/15/2012	S.Res.597	A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.	11/15/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
09/22/2012	S.Res.584	A resolution designating October 4, 2012, as "Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day".	09/22/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
01/10/2013	S.3202	Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012	01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-260. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
01/02/2013	S.3313	Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012	01/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/12/2012	S.3340	Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012	09/12/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. (All Actions)
09/12/2012	S.2241	GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012	09/12/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (All Actions)
08/02/2012	S.Res.546	A resolution designating the week of September 10, 2012, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".	08/02/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
08/01/2012	S.3476	Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012	08/01/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
07/26/2012	S.Res.530	A resolution designating the month of August 2012 as "National Registered Apprenticeship Month".	07/26/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/27/2012	S.3309	Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act of 2012	06/27/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. (All Actions)
06/27/2012	S.1705	A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".	06/27/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. (All Actions)
06/21/2012	S.3329	Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012	06/21/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
06/20/2012	S.Res.500	A resolution celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls.	06/20/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/13/2012	S.2299	Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012	06/13/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. (All Actions)
05/15/2012	S.3184	A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain fitness equipment.	05/15/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/26/2012	S.2403	A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sports footwear for persons other than men (other than ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots), valued $12/pair or higher, with spikes.	04/26/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/26/2012	S.2402	A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sports footwear for men (other than ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots and golf shoes), with spikes.	04/26/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)

Total: 3606

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/17/2017	S.1162	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
06/14/2017	S.540	Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
06/13/2017	S.714	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017
06/13/2017	S.566	Methow Headwaters Protection Act
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017	S.1152	SAFE Banking Act
05/22/2017	S.Res.156	A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
05/18/2017	S.1182	A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017	S.804	Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
05/17/2017	S.784	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
05/17/2017	S.681	Deborah Sampson Act
05/17/2017	S.543	Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017
05/17/2017	S.324	State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/17/2017	S.112	Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act
05/16/2017	S.1136	Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
05/16/2017	S.Res.163	A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.
05/11/2017	S.1114	A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.
05/11/2017	S.1105	Miners Pension Protection Act
05/11/2017	S.934	FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017

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