Patty Murray

Patty Murray
Official portrait, 2013
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
Senate Assistant Democratic Leader
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023
Leader	Chuck Schumer
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
United States Senator fromWashington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1993 Serving withMaria Cantwell
Preceded by	Brock Adams
Chair of theSenate Appropriations Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
Chair of theSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
Succeeded by	Bernie Sanders
Ranking Member of theSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
Succeeded by	Richard Burr
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017
Leader	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Debbie Stabenow
Succeeded by	Tammy Baldwin
Chair of theSenate Budget Committee
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Kent Conrad
Succeeded by	Mike Enzi
Chair of theSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Daniel Akaka
Succeeded by	Bernie Sanders
Chair of theDemocratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Leader	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Bob Menendez
Succeeded by	Michael Bennet
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Leader	Tom Daschle
Preceded by	Robert Torricelli
Succeeded by	Jon Corzine
Member of theWashington Senate from the1stdistrict
In office January 9, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Bill Kiskaddon
Succeeded by	Rosemary McAuliffe
Personal details
Born	Patricia Lynn Johns (1950-10-11)October 11, 1950 Bothell, Washington,U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Rob Murray ​ (m.1972)​
Children	2
Education	Washington State University(BA)
Occupation	Politician environmentalist educator
Profession	Teacher
Website	Senate website

Patricia Lynn"Patty"Murray(néeJohns;October 11, 1950) is thesenior United States SenatorfromWashington.She is a member of theDemocratic Party.

Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator. She was re-elected in 1998, 2004 and 2010.

WithPatrick Leahy's retirement, Murray became theSenate President pro temporein the118th Congress,becoming the first female to hold the position in history.

Other websites

• BiographyatWhoRunsGovatThe Washington Post
• Biographyat theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting recordmaintained byThe Washington Post
• Biography,voting record,andinterest group ratingsatVote Smart
• Congressional profileat GovTrack.us
• Congressional profileatOpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotesatOn The Issues
• Financial informationatOpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal financeat LegiStorm
• Campaign finance reports and dataat theFederal Election Commission
• AppearancesonC-SPANprograms
• Appearancesat theInternet Movie Database
• Collected news and commentaryatThe New York Times
• Works by or about Patty Murrayin libraries (WorldCatcatalog)
• ProfileatNotable Names Database
• ProfileatBallotpedia
• Senator Patty Murrayofficial U.S. Senate site
• Patty Murray for Senate
• AppearancesonC-SPAN
• Patty Murrayat theOpen Directory Project