Patricia Lynn Patty Murray (née Johns; born October 11 1950) is the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992 becoming Washington’s first female senator. She was re-elected in 1998 2004 and 2010.Murray has served as the Senate Majority Conference Secretary since 2007 making her the fourth-highest-ranking Democrat and the highest-ranking woman in the Senate.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget, Washington State Senator from Washington's 1st legislative district
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