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Recorded September 14, 2022. Patricia Lynn Murray ( née Johns; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician who has served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2023 and the senior United States Senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray served in the Washington State Senate from 1989 ...
May 8, 2024 · Patty Murray (born October 11, 1950, Bothell, Washington, U.S.) 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– ).
About. Patty. Patty was born and raised in Bothell, Washington where she grew up with her parents and six siblings—including a twin sister. Her father managed a Main Street 5 and 10 cent store, where she worked growing up and first learned the value of a strong work ethic. When Patty was a young teenager, her father—a World War II veteran ...
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. Her father managed a Main Street 5 and 10 cent store, where she worked growing up and first learned the value of strong work ethic.
Jan 3, 2023 · Murray succeeds Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., 82, who retired from Congress at the end of the year after having served in the Senate since 1975.
About Patty. Patty first got involved in politics to fight back against politicians who were trying to cut a preschool program that her kids counted on. When one legislator told her that she couldn’t make a difference because she was “just a mom in tennis shoes,” she realized that if she wanted change, she was going to have to lace up ...
Jan 5, 2023 · Murray, 72, said she sees her own ascension to the post as another example of the slow, steady progress of women in the perpetually old-fashioned Senate.
