Christopher Murphy

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Christopher Murphy

U.S. Senator · Connecticut · D

U.S. Senator — CT (D)

Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2007 to 2013 in the United States House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2006–2026 cycles

$62,430,220 raised

Influence graph
Individual 86%
PAC 10%
Other

Where the $62,430,220 raised came from · FEC · 2006–2026 cycle

$62,430,220
Raised
FEC receipts · 2006–2026 cycle
$6,104,146
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2006–2026 cycles
$21,600
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 1 source
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$53,690,594
U.S. Senate · 2012–2026
$8,739,626
U.S. House · 2006–2012

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$3,072,150
  • Other / unclassified$2,042,402
  • Lawyers & law firms$832,318
  • Retired$638,943
  • Securities & investment$629,763
  • Health professionals$282,533
  • TV, movies & music$258,912
  • Education$157,269

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$481,501
  • N/A$104,352
  • YALE UNIVERSITY$32,560
  • PAUL WEISS$31,300
  • WCAS$24,700
  • HARTFORD HEALTHCARE$23,850
  • BLACKSTONE$23,500
  • PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON$20,450
  • PJT PARTNERS$19,200
  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY$15,000

Committee assignments · 13

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland SecurityRanking Member
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security CooperationRanking Member
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 39

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4999A bill to prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4981A bill to place Federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage aligned with the national median wage, to require large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition, to end all subminimum wages, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4847Summer for All Act· Education
  • S. 4816Addressing SILO Act of 2026· Social Welfare
  • S. 4818National Strategy for Social Connection Act· Government Operations and Politics

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 9 total

People4
Organizations3
PACs / committees2

Connections · explore all 9

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