Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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
- Primary August 13, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Connecticut
Official websiteFacebookX (Twitter)YouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
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%) |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$12,056,273.9294%
- PACs and other committees$54,025.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$262,671.562%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$413,147.573%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
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
24 committees reported giving $69,069.00 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.
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE MARKEY COMMITTEECandidate committee$4,000.00
- PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAYCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FRIENDS OF SCHUMERCandidate committee$4,000.00
- SHAHEEN FOR SENATECandidate committee$4,000.00
- BENNET FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARECandidate committee$4,000.00
- TAMMY FOR ILLINOISCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATECandidate committee$4,000.00
- TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTACandidate committee$4,000.00
- ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATECandidate committee$4,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MARK WARNERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PEOPLE FOR BENCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE (DIAGEO PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NBT PAC FEDERAL FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MACKINAC ISLAND TOURISM BUREAU POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$44.00
- DEMOCRATIC TOMORROWSuper PAC$25.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Christopher S Murphy$170.06
- Independent expenditures opposing Christopher S Murphy$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$158.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Connecticut U.S. Senate, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher S Murphy (D) | $12,786,118.05 | $5,526,774.86 | 2024-12-31 |
| Matthew McKinnon Corey (R) | $257,655.82 | $7,217.40 | 2024-12-31 |
| Gerard Smith (R) | $68,292.58 | $0.00 | 2024-09-05 |
| Justin Cobb Paglino (G) | $17,849.65 | $550.15 | 2024-12-31 |
| Robert Finley Hyde (R) | $1,744.75 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MassINC Polling Group | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Chris Murphy 51% · Matthew Corey 35% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
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.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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