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Common Ground Scorecard for Patty Murray

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (WA - D)

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As Washington state’s senior Senator, Patty Murray has a proven track record spanning more than two decades of fighting for Washington state families in the United States Senate. Serving as a member of Senate Democratic leadership since 2007, Patty has established herself as a tireless and effective leader on education, transportation, budget issues, port security, healthcare, women, and veterans issues. Her foray into politics began as an organizer of a grassroots campaign for parents, which led her to serve on the Shoreline School Board. In 1988, Patty was elected to the Washington State Senate.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Patty Murray)

Learn what Patty Murray says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Budget
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Common Ground Score is

30
Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
0
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"First and foremost, we need to focus on solving problems, not scoring political points. Democrats and Republicans actually agree on many solutions... Rather than wasting time on issues that divide us, we should prioritize finding common ground and moving the ball in the right direction." Third most instances of promoting common ground in communications (92) among all officials.

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring a bipartisan op-ed with Republican Senator Johnny Isakson saying, "We were proud to work together, break through the gridlock and push this bipartisan, bicameral bill through Congress. But our work together won’t end when this bill is signed into law. We still plan to walk over to each other’s offices, talk about where can find common ground, and work together to build on this bipartisan deal."

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  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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