Chris Murphy (Connecticut)

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Christopher S. Murphy
Image of Christopher S. Murphy

Democratic Party

U.S. Senate Connecticut
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

11

Predecessor
Prior offices
Connecticut House of Representatives District 81
Connecticut State Senate District 16
Successor: Sam Caligiuri
U.S. House Connecticut District 5
Successor: Elizabeth Esty

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $82,502

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Wethersfield High School

Bachelor's

Williams College

Law

University of Connecticut School of Law

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Campaign website

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Christopher S. Murphy (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Connecticut. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Murphy (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Connecticut. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Murphy's academic, professional, and political career:[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2019-2020

Murphy was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Murphy was assigned to the following committees:[2]

2015-2016

Murphy served on the following committees:[3]

2013-2014

Murphy served on the following Senate committees:[4]

  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs
    • The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection and Peace Corps
    • The Subcommittee on European Affairs Chairman
    • The Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
    • Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
    • Subcommittee on Children and Families
  • Joint Economic Committee

U.S. House

2011-2012

Murphy served on the following committees:[5]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy defeated Matthew Corey, Robert Hyde, and Justin Paglino in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher S. Murphy
Christopher S. Murphy (D / Working Families Party)
 
57.1
 
182,872
Image of Matthew Corey
Matthew Corey (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.3
 
132,105
Image of Robert Hyde
Robert Hyde (Cheaper Gas Groceries Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
2,631
Image of Justin Paglino
Justin Paglino (G)
 
0.8
 
2,556

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 320,164
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Matthew Corey defeated Gerry Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Corey
Matthew Corey Candidate Connection
 
54.7
 
19,228
Image of Gerry Smith
Gerry Smith Candidate Connection
 
45.3
 
15,900

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,128
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Murphy in this election.

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy defeated Matthew Corey, Richard Lion, and Jeffery Russell in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher S. Murphy
Christopher S. Murphy (D)
 
59.5
 
825,579
Image of Matthew Corey
Matthew Corey (R)
 
39.3
 
545,717
Image of Richard Lion
Richard Lion (L)
 
0.6
 
8,838
Image of Jeffery Russell
Jeffery Russell (G)
 
0.5
 
6,618
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
88

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,386,840
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Christopher S. Murphy
Christopher S. Murphy

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Matthew Corey defeated Dominic Rapini in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Corey
Matthew Corey
 
76.5
 
99,899
Image of Dominic Rapini
Dominic Rapini
 
23.5
 
30,624

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 130,523
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2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Connecticut, 2012

Murphy won the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Connecticut instead of seeking re-election in the U.S. House. Murphy defeated Susan Bysiewicz in the primary election on August 14, 2012.[145] He then defeated Linda McMahon (R) and Paul Passarelli (L) in the general election.[146]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Murphy 54.8% 828,761
     Republican Linda McMahon 43.1% 651,089
     Libertarian Paul Passarelli 1.7% 25,045
     N/A Write-ins 0.5% 6,869
Total Votes 1,511,764
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics"
U.S. Senate, Connecticut Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Murphy 67.5% 93,634
Susan Bysiewicz 32.5% 45,065
Total Votes 138,699
Endorsements

Murphy received endorsements from The Connecticut American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) on June 26, 2012.[147] In addition, Murphy received endorsements from:[147]

2010

U.S. House

On November 2, 2010, Murphy won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Sam S.F. Caligiuri (R), John Pistone (I) and Elmon Smith (I) in the general election.[148]

U.S. House,Connecticut District 5, General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher S. Murphy Incumbent 53.7% 118,231
     Republican Sam S.F. Caligiuri 46.3% 102,092
     Independent John Pistone 0% 20
     Independent Elmon Smith 0% 2
Total Votes 220,345

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Christopher S. Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Murphy’s campaign website stated the following:

“

Growing Connecticut’s Economy & Creating Jobs

Whether it’s securing funding for job training programs in Eastern Connecticut or supporting new tech startups in New Haven, Chris is working to make sure that Connecticut companies have what they need to create new jobs and that our state has employees ready to fill them. Since he was first elected to Congress, Chris has supported Connecticut manufacturers - working with administrations of both parties to strengthen our Buy American laws, encouraging new submarines, jet engines and helicopters to be made our state, and securing funding for job training programs that prepare people for high-tech manufacturing careers. Chris has also fostered Connecticut’s startup culture, introducing legislation that will help new companies secure seed funding. And he helped draft the replacement for No Child Left Behind, putting more emphasis on career readiness skills in our elementary and secondary schools. Finally, Chris fights to make sure that every employee is treated with dignity, pushing to raise the minimum wage, provide national paid family leave and reduce the cost of childcare for working parents.

Health Insurance, Mental Health & Addiction

It’s simple: in the richest country in the world, everyone should be able to get quality, affordable health care. It’s an idea that Chris has been fighting for ever since he was first elected to public office. He has been a champion of the Affordable Care Act and fought alongside families in Connecticut to save the law from repeal. He introduced the Choose Medicare Act to allow every American and every business to buy in to Medicare in order to drive down costs. And he authored the most comprehensive update to our mental health laws in a generation, the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act, which was signed into law in 2016. Chris is also committed to ending the opioid epidemic, traveling across the state to hear from doctors, law enforcement and families impacted by addiction. He has secured millions of dollars in new funding for treatment programs and prevention in Connecticut.

Gun Violence

Following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Chris vowed that he would do everything in his power to strengthen our nation’s gun laws. He introduced legislation to make sure every gun purchase goes through a background check, and he worked across the aisle with Republican Senator John Cornyn to pass a law to strengthen our current background check system - the first piece of legislation significantly strengthening our guns laws since Sandy Hook. When it appeared that the Congress was going to do nothing following the shooting at Pulse nightclub, Chris took to the Senate floor, filibustering for 15 hours until he secured a vote. He supports measures to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, encourage licensing requirements for handguns and limits on military-style assault weapons. Chris works with leaders in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport to make sure that the conversation around gun violence doesn’t just follow mass shootings but addresses the reality they see in their cities every day.

Protecting Our Nation & Veterans

Chris has become one of the Senate’s leading voices on national security. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Chris has pressed to increase the power of the State Department to address the array of non-military challenges presented to the United States. He has pushed to end arms sales to countries that do not support America’s mission to end global terrorism. And he has argued for more humanitarian funding to assure that poverty and hunger don’t drive desperate people to extremism. Back home, Chris works to provide the best for our veterans. He has fought to end veteran homelessness in Connecticut, securing new funding to help tackle the problem in our state. When Chris learned that thousands of veterans with PTSD had been pushed out of the military with less than honorable discharges, he authored the Honor Our Commitment Act to ensure that these veterans would be able to get the mental health care they need and deserve. The bill was signed into law by President Trump in 2018.

Connecticut Values

In Washington, Chris fights to make sure that everyone receives equal treatment under the law. That means standing up for women’s rights and fighting for reproductive health funding. It means fighting for LGBTQ communities and working to pass bills like the Equality Act to end discrimination in employment, housing, and more. It means speaking out for Dreamers and immigrants whose rights are being threatened by the Trump administration by supporting the DREAM Act and authoring legislation to overturn the Muslim Ban. And it means working to preserve our environment for generations to come by speaking out on the effects of climate change, championing the cleanup of Long Island Sound and the conserving open spaces.[149]

”
—Chris Murphy’s campaign website (2018)[150]

2012

Murphy's campaign website listed the following issues:[151]

  • Jobs & The Economy
Excerpt: "Chris believes in common-sense ways to grow businesses and get people back to work in Connecticut. He developed his approach by listening to Connecticut’s employees and employers."
  • Buy American Laws
Excerpt: "Manufacturing has made the American economy the most vibrant and successful in the world. American manufacturers are known throughout the world to have highest quality goods, made by the best workers. These manufacturing jobs are the back bone of the American middle class, and have provided an economic ladder to millions of American families here in Connecticut."
  • Health Care
Excerpt: "I support health care reform because I believe that quality, affordable health care coverage should be a right, not a privilege available only to those who can afford it. I truly believe that a national system of health care can insure every American and cost us less than our current bloated and inefficient “sick care” system."
  • Education
Excerpt: "I believe all children deserve an opportunity to attend quality public schools and to be taught by quality teachers. A sound system of public education is not only America’s promise to its citizens but the foundation of its economic prosperity. "
  • Women’s Health and Equality
Excerpt: "Despite all the successes achieved by the fight for gender equality during the last 100 years, social conservatives have now renewed their fight to roll back gains made for women’s health and economic equality. The right to choose is under attack, access to affordable quality healthcare and reproductive services is out of reach for a growing number of American women, gender-based violence persists, and women are still paid less than their male counterparts."

Campaign finance summary

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Christopher S. Murphy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate ConnecticutWon general$14,853,760 $12,749,629
2018U.S. Senate ConnecticutWon general$15,173,950 $10,496,473
2012U.S. Senate (Connecticut)Won $10,543,456 N/A**
2010U.S. House (Connecticut, District 5)Won $3,034,971 N/A**
Grand total$43,606,138 $23,246,102
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Christopher S. Murphy
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
John B. King Jr.  source  (D) Governor of Maryland (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General

Polls

2012

Christopher Murphy v. Linda McMahon
Poll Christopher S. Murphy Linda McMahonUndecided/Other candidateMargin of ErrorSample Size
Rasmussen Reports
(October 29, 2012)
 51%45%4%+/-4.5500
Qunnipiac University
(October 24, 2012)
 49%43%8%+/-2.61,412
RealClearPolitics
(October 15-17, 2012)
 44%44%12%+/-4625
Siena Research Institute
(October 17, 2012)
 46%44%8%+/-4.2552
Rasmussen Reports
(October 9, 2012)
 51%46%3%+/-4.5500
Quinnipiac University
(August 22-26, 2012)
 49%46%4%+/-2.61,472
Rasmussen Reports
(August 21, 2012)
 46%49%6%+/-4.5500
Public Policy Polling
(July 26-29, 2012)
 50%42%8%+/-3.5771
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]


Connecticut's Democratic Senate Primary Candidates
Poll Christopher Murphy Susan BysiewiczMargin of ErrorSample Size
Public Policy Polling
(July 26-29, 2012)
 49%32%+/-4.9771
Quinnipiac University Poll
(May 29-June 3, 2012)
 50%20%+/-2.61,408
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Personal Gain Index

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See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Murphy's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-29,993 and $194,998. That averages to $82,502, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Murphy ranked as the 97th most wealthy senator in 2012.[152] Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[153]

Chris Murphy Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2006$−37,013
2012$82,502
Growth from 2006 to 2012:N/A
Average annual growth:N/A
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[154]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Murphy received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 2005-2014, 29.78 percent of Murphy's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[155]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Chris Murphy (Connecticut) Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $19,789,671
Total Spent $19,607,521
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$1,917,048
Lawyers/Law Firms$1,531,106
Securities & Investment$1,087,560
Democratic/Liberal$689,869
Health Professionals$668,059
% total in top industry9.69%
% total in top two industries17.42%
% total in top five industries29.78%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Murphy was a moderate Democratic follower as of July 2014. In June 2013, Murphy was rated as a "rank-and-file Democrat."[156]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[157]

Murphy most often votes with:

Murphy least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Chris Murphy missed 5 of 926 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.5 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[158]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Murphy paid his congressional staff a total of $924,533 in 2011. He ranked 35th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 170th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Connecticut ranked 4th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[159]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Murphy tied for 1st in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators in 2013.[160]

2012

Murphy ranked 114th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House in 2012.[161]

2011

Murphy ranked 103rd in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House in 2011.[162]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Murphy voted with the Democratic Party 95.6 percent of the time, which ranked 22nd among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014.[163]

2013

Murphy voted with the Democratic Party 95.2 percent of the time, which ranked 23rd among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named biography
    2. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
    3. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
    4. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chris Murphy, "Committees," accessed October 15, 2011
    6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
    7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
    8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
    9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
    10. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
    11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
    12. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
    13. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
    14. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
    15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
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