Patty Murray
- Party
- Democrat
- Latest Office Held:
- US Senate, WA
- Latest Office Sought:
- US Senate, WA
MURRAY, Patty, a Senator from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash.,
October 11, 1950; graduated, Washington State University 1972; education
volunteer 1977-1984; instructor, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, Wash.,
1984-1987; citizen lobbyist for environmental and educational issues 1983-1988;
member, board of directors, Shoreline School District 1985-1989, serving as
president and legislative representative for two terms; member, Washington
state senate 1988-1992, Democratic whip 1990-1992; elected as a Democrat to the
United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998, 2004 and again in 2010 for the
term ending January 3, 2017; chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee (2001-2003, 2011-2013), Committee on Veterans Affairs (One Hundred
Twelfth Congress), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress);
Democratic Conference secretary (2007-).
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$23,919,913 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
covers through Q3 2012
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.87% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Top Contributors
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Bundled Lobbyist Contributions
Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.Bundler Amount Microsoft Corp $100,400 Timothy Keating, Boeing Co $27,600 Paul Misener, Amazon.com $25,700 Tim Thompson, Thompson Smitch Consulting Group $25,650 Denny M. Miller, Denny Miller Assoc $22,250 AT&T Inc $20,750 Tony Podesta, Podesta Group $20,500 Steve McBee, McBee Strategic Consulting $19,500
Earmarks
$1,188,133,267 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2008 $138,000,000 RDTE -- Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program 2009 $83,256,000 Columbia River Fish Mitigation, WA & OR 2008 $82,164,000 Columbia River Fish Mitigation, WA, OR & ID 2008 $50,000,000 RDTE -- Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program 2008 $30,000,000 Other Programs -- Impact Aid 2008 $23,842,000 Columbia & Lower Willamette River Below Vancouver, WA 2009 $19,662,000 Columbia & Lower Willamette River Below Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR 2008 $15,000,000 Construction for Area 300 (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) for ongoing construction. 2008 $14,820,000 Columbia River at the Mouth 2009 $14,223,000 Columbia River at the Mouth, WA & OR
