Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Patty Murray is the Senator in the US Congress who represents Washington and received 59.0% of the vote in her last election. She is the Ranking Member of the HELP committee, and a member of the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, and Appropriations committees. She works most frequently on Health (140 bills), Education (121 bills), Economics and Public Finance (112 bills), Labor and Employment (107 bills), and Law (99 bills). She has sponsored 382 bills in her last twenty-six year(s) in office, voting with her party 92.6% of the time, getting 15.18% of her bills out of committee, and 2.09% of her sponsored bills enacted. Sen. Murray most frequently cosponsors Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (120 bills), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (85 bills), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) (78 bills). She most frequently votes with Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (95.14%), Tina Smith (D-MN) (92.06%), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) (91.62%). Before entering politics, Sen. Murray was involved in education. She received her undergraduate degree from Washington State University. 5 Terms @PattyMurray (202) 224-2621 Room 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washi... Committees US Congress: Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Persons: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Ranking Members: Sen. Patrick "Pat" Leahy (D-VT) US Congress: Senate Committee on Budget Chair Persons: Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Ranking Members: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) US Congress: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chair Persons: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) | Ranking Members: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) US Congress: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chair Persons: Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) | Ranking Members: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) US Congress: Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families Chair Persons: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) | Ranking Members: Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) US Congress: Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense Chair Persons: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Ranking Members: Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) US Congress: Senate Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security Chair Persons: Sen. Shelley Capito (R-WV) | Ranking Members: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Staffers Stephanie Chivers (Senior Advisor) (615) 736-5129 | [email protected] Patrick Jaynes (State Director; Deputy Chief of Staff) (865) 545-4253 | [email protected] Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA).