Murray, Patty

Murray, Patty is a Democratic Senator representing Washington. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Senate Committee on the Budget.

They have raised $46K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $9K. Organizations spend $1.6 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and health issues. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 100% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 56% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

12 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $17.5 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $5K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are former staff becoming lobbyists and lobbying activity around their committee topics.