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Patricia Lynn Murray ( née Johns; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2023 and the senior United States Senator from Washington since 1993.
ICYMI: Senator Murray Statement on Presidential Memorandum Prioritizing Salmon, Fish Restoration in Columbia River Basin Senator Murray: “I will keep up the fight as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee to protect our fish and save our salmon.”.
Nov 9, 2022 · Patty Murray, one of the most senior Democrats, beat back a surprisingly stiff challenge from Tiffany Smiley, a Republican and political newcomer.
Jan 3, 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.
Jan 3, 2023 · Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Tuesday became the first female Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking position in the chamber.
Jul 12, 2024 · 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– ).
Patty decided to run for Senate in 1992 as a voice for Washington workers and families who were not being heard—especially women. Dramatically outspent, Patty ran a grassroots campaign of family, friends, supporters, and public interest groups to beat a 10-year veteran of the U.S. House of Representatives and win the Senate seat.
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.
Jan 3, 2023 · Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was elected Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold the job since its inception and putting her third in the line of presidential...
Official Biography for U.S. Senator Patty Murray from Washington state. Patty was born and raised in Bothell, Washington where she grew up with her parents and six siblings—including a twin sister.
