Where the money comes from
Patty Murray
U.S. Senator · Washington · 2025–2026 cycle
DemocraticPatty's money is a mix: 50.2% large gifts, 22.4% small gifts, 27.1% from PACs.
Raised
$3M
Spent
$2.3M
Cash on hand
$1.7M
Debts
$0
Large individual gifts ($200+)
$1.5M · 50.1%
Small gifts (under $200)
$687K · 22.4%
PACs
$829K · 27.1%
Other
$12K · 0.4%
22%
Small gifts
of money came in gifts under $200
27%
PACs
of money came from PACs
23%
Out of state
of itemized individual money came from other states
36%
Health
of PAC money came from this sector
Compared with a typical senator
Across all 13 PAC sectors, 4 sit above what a typical senator takes from that sector.
Health
$240K vs $116K typical
+107%Labor
$74K vs $39K typical
+90%Defense
$71K vs $44K typical
+61%Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$66K vs $198K typical
−67%Transportation
$58K vs $70K typical
−18%Lawyers & Lobbyists
$38K vs $25K typical
+49%Communications/Electronics
$37K vs $67K typical
−45%Misc Business
$24K vs $74K typical
−68%Energy & Natural Resources
$19K vs $70K typical
−73%Ideological/Single-Issue
$18K vs $108K typical
−83%Construction
$18K vs $28K typical
−38%Agribusiness
$15K vs $45K typical
−67%Other
$1K vs $2K typical
−54%
Bars to the right mean more than a typical senator; to the left, less.
Follow the PAC money
From PACs
$676K
Committees
201
Share of money
22.3%
vs a typical senator
+34%
- Business86%
- Labor11%
- Ideological/Single-Issue3%
- Other0%
13 sectors. Tap one to see the industries inside it, then every committee that gave.
Who gives
Biggest organisations
All 20 organisations whose employees, their families, or PAC gave. People on the left, the PAC on the right.
- Left: employees and their families
- Right: the organisation's PAC
- Arnold Ventures$25K$25K—
- Brownstein, Hyatt et al$23K$18K$5K
- Icebreaker Strategies$18K$18K—
- BGR Group$17K$17K—
- Moonlight Properties$17K$17K—
- Booz Allen Hamilton$17K$10K$7K
- Applied Research Assoc$15K—$15K
- University of Washington$14K$14K—
- Eli Lilly & Co$13K—$13K
- Microsoft Corp$12K$7K$5K
- Battelle Memorial Institute$12K$12K—
- Poseidon Tech Corp$11K$11K—
Where the givers live
23.1% of itemized individual money came from outside Washington.
- Washington 76.9%
- Other states 23.1%
All 46 states and territories, ranked
Who writes the cheques
53.6% of Patty's itemized individual money came from women.
- Women $1.1M
- Men $949K
By size of gift
The $1,000-$3,499 band brought in the most: 33% of itemized individual money.
- $200-$499$322K1,164 givers
Women $199K (715) · Men $123K (449)
- $500-$999$296K521 givers
Women $165K (288) · Men $132K (233)
- $1,000-$3,499$652K423 givers
Women $314K (205) · Men $338K (218)
- $3,500+$534K94 givers
Women $271K (46) · Men $263K (48)
- $7,000+$194K21 givers
Women $101K (10) · Men $94K (11)
Women's share over 18 cycles
Women's share moved from 49.5% in 1992 to 53.6% in 2026, peaking at 56% in 2018, lowest at 14.2% in 1994.
Track record
Patty has won 6 of 6 races on record between 1992 and 2022.
Peak cycle 2021–2022 raised $16.4M.
- Raised
- Spent
2022 WA Senate Class III
Raised $15.9M · spent $18.8M
Outraised by Tiffany Smiley (R) with $20.6M
Won· General2016 WA Senate Class III
Raised $9.7M · spent $7.9M
Top opponent Chris Vance (R) with $444K
Won· General2010 WA Senate Class III
Raised $12.8M · spent $14.9M
Top opponent Dino Rossi (R) with $9.7M
Won· General
Sits on
Amounts here cluster money from an organisation's employees, their families and its PAC, so they show industries and interests rather than individual names. For the named individual givers, see Patty's top donors. Campaign committee and leadership PAC combined · summary as of August 4, 2026 · transactions through July 17, 2026.