The file

Patty Murray

Democratic · U.S. Senator, Washington · Washington · Spectrum score -41

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Patty Murray is U.S. Senator, Washington in Washington. Political positions and ideology score -41 (Left). Murray is the mom in tennis shoes, a brand from 1992.

College: Washington State University, B.A. 1972
Spouse: Rob Murray (m. 1972)
Children: Two
Résumé: U.S. Senator · Washington · 1993–
Washington State Senate · 1989–1993
School board / preschool teacher · Shoreline, Washington · 1980s

Net worth: $2.8M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $400K
2026 raised: $4.9M
Years in office: 33

Where Patty stands on the spectrum

Patty Murray scores -41 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -41 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Murray is the mom in tennis shoes, a brand from 1992. The file is Boeing and hospitals and a gavel that writes the numbers. The sneakers were the ad. The 302(b) allocations are the job.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$2.8M

+600% since taking office

Senate disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$400K

Now$2.8M

Preschool teacher to appropriations. Washington State labor and aerospace money. Not a Bezos story.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $4.9M
Cash on hand: $2.2M

Top industries

Unions
Aerospace
Health
Lawyers

Stock holdings

Individual common stock

Aerospace-state senator with a mixed fund-and-stock file. Boeing is the air in Washington; watch whether it is also in the account.

Senate disclosure, 2024 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

BA
Boeing
Joint · The state’s company
$15K–$50K
MSFT
Microsoft
Joint
$50K–$100K
VTI
Index funds
Joint
$100K–$250K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
BA	BoeingThe state’s company	Joint	$15K–$50K
MSFT	Microsoft	Joint	$50K–$100K
VTI	Index funds	Joint	$100K–$250K

Sum of ranges $165K–$400K · midpoint $283K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

Live · checked just now

New articles land here as they publish. Checking about every 12 seconds.

Conflicts

Boeing’s senator whether the ads say so or not.
Appropriations as a donor-management system.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.34

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

DW-NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.