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Patty Murray OppScore Rating: -2.56

Patty Murray is a Democrat Senate for Washington and holds an OppScore of -2.56. 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.

Patty Murray is the senior U.S. Senator from Washington, a Democrat serving since 1993 after winning election in the Year of the Woman with a grassroots campaign as a 'mom in tennis shoes.' Born and raised in Bothell, she built her career on education and family issues, rising to become the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore.

Patty Murray rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: Washington
• OppScore: -2.56 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 42 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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