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Christopher Murphy OppScore Rating: -2.94

Christopher Murphy is a Democrat Senate for Connecticut and holds an OppScore of -2.94. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

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Christopher Murphy is the Democratic U.S. Senator from Connecticut, born and raised in Wethersfield. He gained national prominence as a leading advocate for gun safety measures after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting and has focused his Senate work on health care access, mental health reform, election integrity, and a diplomacy-centered foreign policy.

Christopher Murphy rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: Connecticut
• OppScore: -2.94 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 44 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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