Patty Murray
Liberal
Democrat
Senator
Washington
Current Position: Senator from Washington
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Business & Labor
- For a $15 per hour federal minimum wage; supported including the minimum wage increase in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Health Care
- For requiring hospitals receiving federal funding to provide rape victims with emergency contraception
- For requiring health insurance plans to cover contraception regardless of employers' religious beliefs
Environment
- Against repealing the Clean Power Plan; opposed EPA's 2017 decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan
- For enforceable federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS contaminants
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; opposed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week abortion ban), voted against defunding Planned Parenthood, and voted against restricting US funding for UN family planning programs
- For same-sex marriage recognition; supported the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 which repealed DOMA
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against the 2003 invasion of Iraq; voted against the War Authorization for invading Iraq in October 2002
- For nuclear arms reduction treaties; voted to ratify New START in 2010 and opposed the Trump administration's suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- For comprehensive immigration reform; voted for the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 which included border security improvements, a guest worker program, and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; voted against the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act in 2021; voted for the Border Act of 2024
- Against cutting US foreign assistance to Central American countries
Public Safety
- For gun control; supports a national assault weapons ban