Patty Murray
State Senator of Washington

ALL ABOUT PATTY MURRAY

Position: Democrat

Age: 64

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Patty Murray is a U.S. Senator for Washington. Patty was born and raised in Bothell, Washington. She graduated from Washington State University in 1972. Patty is a firm believer in helping Americans during tough times.

While growing up, her family hit a few hard bumps in which Patty claims, without government help, she and her family wouldn’t be where they are today. Her father was a war veteran who became and sick and could no longer provide for their family. With assistance, her mother was able to go back to school and get a better job. Government assistance also put her and her siblings through college.

Patty’s intentions were never in politics, but soon after becoming involved in advocating for her child’s preschool program, politics found her. She became successful by organizing a grassroots coalition. Continuing on with her successes, she went on to serve on the Shoreline School Board and began her journey as Washington’s State Senate in 1988.

• ·      Patty was the first female senator from Washington state
• ·      Patty has been serving on the Senate Democratic Leadership since 2007
• ·      Patty’s focus is in education, budget issues, healthcare, women's and veteran's issues 

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Population: 6,971,406

Major Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Bellevue

Racial Makeup: White: 77.3% Black: 3.6% American Indian: 1.5% Asian: 7.2% Other race: 5.2% Two or more races: 4.7% Hispanic/Latino: 11.2%

• ·      Washington is the lead producer for apples and it is their State fruit
• ·      Starbucks was founded in Seattle
•      Microsoft Corporation is located here
• ·      The games, Pictionary and Cranium were both invented in Washington

Sources:

http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m001111

http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Patty_Murray_Principles_+_Values.htm