2 days ago · Senator Patty Murray Follow 25,711 487,797. U.S. Senator, Washington state | President pro tempore of the Senate | @SenateApprops Chair | Working every day for WA families | she/her/hers ;

Major General Galen Jackman briefs Senator Patty Murray on the Manned Ground Vehicle program in Washington, D.C. In October 2002, Murray was one of 21 Democrats in the Senate to vote against the War Authorization for invading Iraq .

Patty recently served as Chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and made history as the first woman ever to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

1 day ago · Patty Murray is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1992 and began representing Washington the following year. Murray was the first female senator from the state, and she later became the first woman to serve as president pro tempore of the Senate (2023– ).

Murray emerged as the “mom in tennis shoes.” Born October 11, 1950, in Bothell, Washington, Patty Murray grew up as one of seven children. She graduated from Washington State University in 1972. Murray started her professional career as a teacher.

Patty has a proven track record of fighting for Washington state families and breaking through partisan gridlock to solve problems, fight for progressive policies, and help workers, families, and communities.

Jan 4, 2023 · Washington Democrat Patty Murray has become the first female president pro tempore of the Senate. That senior member of the majority party acts as Senate president when the vice president cannot be present.

2 days ago · The news conference with Murray and other Senate Democratic leaders had originally been planned to protest Trump’s pardons of the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, fueled by ...

Oct 28, 2015 · Patty Murray (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Washington. She assumed office on January 3, 1993. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029. Murray (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Washington. She declared candidacy for the 2028 election.

Jan 5, 2023 · Washington state Democrat Patty Murray is the first woman to become president pro tempore of the Senate, which will put her third in line to the presidency.