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Patty Murray Voting Record and Issue Profile

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U.S. Senator

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Patty Murray
WA · In office since 1993Democrat
98%
party alignment
Issue Profile
Climate7 votes
More climate-focused

Based on 7 tracked votes, this profile is more climate-focused, including backing undo recent changes that ended certain tax credits for clean energy projects and backing change when a tax credit for residential clean energy (like solar panels and heat pumps) expires, extending the financial benefit for homeowners who install these systems.

Energy1 votes
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Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing create a rule preventing Congress from passing laws that would increase energy costs for Americans, such as making electricity bills, construction materials, or gas more expensive.

Official Position

Affordable, reliable energy infrastructure is central to U.S. competitiveness and supports federal investments that lower energy costs and strengthen clean energy systems.

Source: Murray Senate - Energy and Water Development Bills
Healthcare14 votes
More expansion-focused

Based on 14 tracked votes, this profile is more expansion-focused, including opposing cut the Pentagon's budget by 10 percent and use that money to expand dental care services for veterans at the VA and backing prevent the government from taking back money that was already allocated to global health programs, particularly those related to family planning and reproductive health services.

Abortion / Reproductive Rights1 votes
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Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing set aside budget room to protect and expand access to fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization by making them more affordable and widely covered across the country.

Official Position

Reproductive health care, including contraception and abortion access, should remain accessible and free from intimidation, denials, or political interference.

Source: Murray Senate - Access to Birth Control Act
Economy / Taxes2 votes
More tax-cut focused

Based on 2 tracked votes, this profile is more tax-cut focused, including backing block tax cuts for wealthy individuals and use the savings to help families afford food and basic necessities and backing override budget rules to allow a tax increase on the wealthiest Americans as part of a broader budget resolution.

Jobs / Labor0 votes
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Official Position

She supports workforce training, labor protections, and federal investments that help workers move into good-paying jobs, including in emerging industries.

Source: Murray Senate - Jobs and Economic Growth
Education0 votes
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Official Position

She supports public education funding, early learning, and college affordability, and has long focused on making higher education and job training more accessible.

Source: Murray Senate - Education and Workforce
Gun Policy1 votes
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Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing the federal government to collect and report data on veterans who die by suicide using firearms and would have been flagged in the background check system if they had tried to buy a gun.

Official Position

Gun violence is a public health crisis and supports stronger federal action, including research funding and broader measures to protect families from gun violence.

Source: Murray Senate - Gun Violence Prevention Research
Housing0 votes
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Official Position

She supports affordable housing construction, rental assistance, and homelessness programs to reduce housing costs and keep families stably housed.

Source: Murray Senate - Housing
Government Reform / Democracy5 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 5 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including opposing end debate in the Senate to allow a vote on an amendment that would require voters to show a photo ID when voting and opposing require the President to appoint and the Senate to confirm the Inspector General positions at the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, instead of allowing these agencies to choose their own inspectors.

Immigration11 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 11 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing take back money that was allocated to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and make changes to the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income people and opposing cut off all federal funding for programs that help refugees and people entering the United States resettle and get assistance.

Foreign Policy6 votes
More aggressive on foreign policy

Based on 6 tracked votes, this profile is more aggressive on foreign policy, including backing prevent the cancellation of $15 million in funding that was previously approved for the United States Institute of Peace and backing restore funding to international organizations and programs that was previously cut.