Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Christopher Murphy
- Office
- U.S. senator from Connecticut (class 1)
- Leadership
- Senate Democratic Conference Deputy Secretary
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1973
- In Congress
- House since 2007 · Senate since 2013 · 19 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2031
- FEC filing name
- MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S
- Next election
- 2030
Connecticut
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S2CT00132 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Connecticut | $14,020,487.66 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2030 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Connecticut | $12,786,118.05 | Lost the general election (55.83%) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$12,616,135.2090%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,099,398.388%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$304,954.082%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$10,707,685.0584%
- Contributions over $200$2,113,290.3316%
- Itemized from inside Connecticut$1,442,989.4532%
- Itemized from other states$3,114,865.2868%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $584,371.90 · New York $448,184.29 · Massachusetts $249,258.53 · Florida $169,017.80 · Illinois $123,177.81. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5531 IRL Act
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S.Res. 899 A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5006) - S. 5467 MAGNET Act
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5470 Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5468 Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S. 5435 A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at school bus stops for children.
Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5436 A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at child care facilities.
Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5437 A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at children's playgrounds.
Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5388 Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act
Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S.Res. 850 A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".
Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4674-4675)
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security Ranking Member
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Ranking Member
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- 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
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $7,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY.
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