U.S. SENATE

Patty Murray

DemocratWashingtonCurrently serving

Senate service began on January 3, 1993 Source

How they voted 917

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

All votes (917)Yea / Aye (243)Nay / No (623)Not Voting (51)

Feb 12, 2026Senate vote #38 · 2026H.R. 7147

Nay

Limit debate on the fiscal 2026 Homeland Security funding bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill would provide fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, including immigration enforcement, border security, transportation security, emergency management, and other department operations. This vote was on limiting debate so the Senate could begin considering the bill, not on passing its funding provisions. The motion received 52 votes in favor, short of the three-fifths majority required, so debate was not limited and the Senate did not begin considering the bill through this vote.

Context: The description of the bill's contents comes from a January 20, 2026, summary of the introduced version; it may not reflect the exact text before the Senate on the vote date.

Feb 12, 2026Senate vote #37 · 2026H.J.Res. 142

Nay

Pass the resolution overturning D.C. tax code changes

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would nullify the D.C. Council's 2025 tax amendment and restore earlier D.C. tax rules concerning the standard deduction, tipped wages, and depreciation, among other matters. The Senate passed the joint resolution, 49–47. This vote approved the resolution; it was not merely a vote to begin considering it.

Context: The explanation of the tax provisions is based on the January 22, 2026, summary of the introduced resolution.

Feb 11, 2026Senate vote #36 · 2026H.J.Res. 142

Nay

Begin considering the resolution overturning D.C. tax code changes

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would nullify the D.C. Council's 2025 tax amendment and restore earlier D.C. tax rules concerning the standard deduction, tipped wages, and depreciation, among other matters. The Senate agreed to begin considering the resolution, 51–46. This procedural vote allowed consideration to begin; it did not pass the resolution or decide its tax provisions.

Context: The explanation of the tax provisions is based on the January 22, 2026, summary of the introduced resolution.

Feb 10, 2026Senate vote #35 · 2026S.J.Res. 95

Yea

Senate rejected beginning consideration of IRS rule disapproval resolution

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would disapprove an IRS rule providing interim guidance on applying the corporate alternative minimum tax to partnerships. The Senate rejected a motion to begin considering the resolution, 47–51, so it did not take up the proposal in this vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 10, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 10, 2026Senate vote #34 · 2026Nomination PN726-4

Nay

Senate confirmed Daniel E. Burrows as an assistant attorney general

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General. The confirmation vote was 52–46.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 10, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 9, 2026Senate vote #33 · 2026Nomination PN726-4

Nay

Senate limited debate on Daniel E. Burrows’s assistant attorney general nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General. The Senate agreed to limit further debate on the nomination, 51–47; this vote did not confirm him. The Senate voted on his confirmation separately.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 9, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 5, 2026Senate vote #32 · 2026Nomination PN726-11

Nay

Senate confirmed Justin R. Olson as Indiana district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana. The confirmation vote was 50–47.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 5, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 5, 2026Senate vote #31 · 2026Nomination PN726-11

Nay

Limit debate on Justin R. Olson’s Indiana district judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit further debate on Justin R. Olson’s nomination to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana. The motion was agreed to, 51–47; this vote did not confirm him, and limiting debate does not immediately end all debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 5, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 5, 2026Senate vote #30 · 2026Nomination PN726-9

Nay

Confirm Brian Charles Lea as a Tennessee district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on Brian Charles Lea’s nomination to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. The nomination was confirmed, 50–46.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 5, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 4, 2026Senate vote #29 · 2026Nomination PN726-9

Nay

Limit debate on Brian Charles Lea’s Tennessee judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit further debate on Brian Charles Lea’s nomination to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. The motion was agreed to, 50–47; this was not a vote to confirm Lea, and limiting debate does not immediately end all debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 4, 2026Senate vote #28 · 2026Nomination PN726-2

Nay

Confirm Megan Blair Benton as a Missouri district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on Megan Blair Benton’s nomination to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. The nomination was confirmed, 51–46.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 4, 2026Senate vote #27 · 2026Nomination PN726-2

Nay

Limit debate on Megan Blair Benton’s Missouri judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit further debate on Megan Blair Benton’s nomination to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. The motion was agreed to, 51–47; this was not a vote to confirm Benton, and limiting debate does not immediately end all debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 4, 2026Senate vote #26 · 2026Nomination PN726-12

Nay

Senate confirmed Aaron Christian Peterson as Alaska district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska. The confirmation vote was 58-39.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 3, 2026Senate vote #25 · 2026Nomination PN726-12

Nay

Senate limited debate on Peterson’s Alaska judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the nomination, voting 55-39. This vote did not confirm Peterson; the Senate held a separate confirmation vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 3, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 3, 2026Senate vote #24 · 2026Nomination PN726-6

Nay

Senate confirmed Nicholas Jon Ganjei as Texas district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Nicholas Jon Ganjei to serve as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. The confirmation vote was 51-45.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 3, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 3, 2026Senate vote #23 · 2026Nomination PN726-6

Nay

Senate limited debate on Ganjei’s Texas judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Nicholas Jon Ganjei to serve as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the nomination, voting 49-44. This vote did not confirm Ganjei; the Senate held a separate confirmation vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 3, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 3, 2026Senate vote #22 · 2026Nomination PN726-5

Nay

Senate confirmed David Clay Fowlkes as Arkansas district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed David Clay Fowlkes to serve as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. The confirmation vote was 54-40.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 3, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Feb 2, 2026Senate vote #21 · 2026Nomination PN726-5

Nay

Limit debate on David Clay Fowlkes for Arkansas federal judgeship

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed to limit the remaining debate on David Clay Fowlkes’s nomination to be a U.S. district judge for the Western District of Arkansas. This vote did not confirm him; it set limits on debate before a separate confirmation decision.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on February 2, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Jan 30, 2026Senate vote #20 · 2026H.R. 7148

Yea

Pass fiscal year 2026 funding for several federal departments and programs

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 7148 provides fiscal year 2026 appropriations for several departments and agencies, including Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and extends various programs and authorities. The Senate passed the bill as amended. The supplied background describes the version introduced in the House, so it may not capture all changes in the text passed by the Senate.

Context: The background summarizes the January 20 introduced version; the Senate voted on the bill as amended.

Jan 30, 2026Senate vote #19 · 2026S.Amdt. 4287

Yea

Waive budget rules for limits on delaying or canceling expiring funds

AI-assisted summary

Merkley Amendment 4287 concerned preventing appropriations from being deferred or rescinded within 90 days of expiration. This vote was on whether to waive applicable budgetary rules for that amendment, not on adopting the amendment itself. The Senate rejected the waiver motion, so the required waiver was not granted.

Context: The supplied amendment purpose is not the full amendment text.

BACKGROUND

About Patty Murray

Education: Washington State University (B.A.)
Experience: Shoreline School District board; Washington state senator
First elected: U.S. Senate, 1992

Committees 119th Congress

Appropriations · Ranking member
Budget
Veterans' Affairs
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

Subcommittees (14)

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration & Related Agencies · ex officio
Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies · ex officio
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Interior, Environment & Related Agencies · ex officio
Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services & Education & Related Agencies
Energy & Water Development · Ranking member
Financial Services & General Government · ex officio
Legislative Branch · ex officio
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs & Related Agencies
State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs · ex officio
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development & Related Agencies
Education & the American Family
Primary Health & Retirement Security

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Identity last checked 11/11/2026.

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