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-Senator Patty Murray Work in the Senate As Washington state’s senior Senator, a member of Senate Democratic leadership since 2007, and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee since she first arrived in the Senate, Patty has a proven track record championing Washington state and breaking through partisan gridlock to solve problems ...
Mar 31, 2024 · Patty Murray 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– ).
Nov 9, 2022 · Nov. 9, 2022. Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, was elected on Tuesday to a sixth term, according to The Associated Press, overcoming a surprisingly stiff challenge from Tiffany...
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 · 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.
She is currently Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Patty was a leader in Congress in the fight against COVID-19 and works daily for the relief families, workers, and local small businesses need to keep people safe and healthy.
As the first woman to chair the Veterans Affairs Committee and the proud daughter of a WWII veteran, Patty has worked tirelessly to improve health care, housing assistance and increased benefits for veterans, to hold the VA accountable, and to support military families. Patty has never forgotten where she comes from or who she represents.
