Murphy, Christopher

Murphy, Christopher is a Democratic Senator representing Connecticut. They serve on 3 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

They have raised $55K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $18K. Organizations spend $1.9 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 rarely miss a vote, participating in 94% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

4 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $1.1 million in lobbying activity.

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