PATTY MURRAY

PERSONAL LIFE

• Hometown: Seattle
• Born October 11, 1950 in Bothell, WA
• Teacher, BA, Washington State University
• Married, 2 children
• Roman Catholic

BUSINESS LIFE

• Democrat
• Since November 3, 1992
• Senate Committee on Appropriations
• Senate Committee on the Budget
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

BILLS

• Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: Y
• Default Prevention Act of 2013: Y
• Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013: Y
• Limits Interest Rates for Certain Federal Student Loans: Y
• Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Y

DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS

• Total population=691,738, M>F
• 45 to 54 years=111,048
• White: 563,619
• Natives=586,645
• 44,006/520,052 civilian veterans

PATTY MURRAY

• Fourth-highest-ranking Democrat
• Highest-ranking woman in the Senate
• 16th most senior member of the US Senate