Patty Murray — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Senator from WA · Democrat

Patty Murray is a Democrat U.S. Senator from WA. This page tracks Patty Murray's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1993.

Patty Murray's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 100% — cast 109 of 109 roll-call votes (missed 0).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 85.68% of the time (14.32% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 4526 bills, 145 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Patty Murray Votes On

• Defense Spending
• Taxation
• Health Insurance
• Immigration
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure

How Patty Murray Voted on Recent Bills

• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026” (2025-11-13) — Bill Defeated
• Nay on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
• Nay on “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” (2026-02-11) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to

When Patty Murray Broke With the Democrat Party

Patty Murray has voted against the Democrat majority on about 14.3% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Nay on “Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act” (2025-12-17) while most Democrats voted Yea — Motion Agreed to.
• Voted Nay on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026” (2025-10-09) while most Democrats voted Yea — Bill Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Laken Riley Act” (2025-01-20) while most Democrats voted Yea — Amendment Agreed to.

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