Patty Murray: profile, earnings and record · Chronopin
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Patty Murray
United States Senator from Washington (Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations)[1],[2]
Democratic76 years old
Patty Murray is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Washington, serving since January 1993. She has been ranking member of the Appropriations Committee since January 3, 2025 and was President pro tempore of the Senate from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025.
Democrat who supports abortion rights and gun control, per Wikipedia.[2]
Earnings by year3
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
One octagon for each phase of the life of Patty Murray. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education3 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: Bachelor of Arts.[3]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $174,000 in 2026 is in the top 25% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[4]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidenceUnited States Senator from Washington (Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations): a national-level, statewide office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions4
Committees3
Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2023Chaired the committee from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025; ranking member since January 3, 2025.
Chair, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions[2]ChairFebruary 3, 2021Chaired the HELP Committee from February 3, 2021 to January 3, 2023.
Chair, Senate Committee on the Budget[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2013Chaired the Budget Committee from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.
Offices held1
President pro tempore of the Senate[2]LedJanuary 3, 2023President pro tempore from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025.
Sources6
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