Christopher
Murphy

Who they are, where they came from

Christopher Murphy represents Connecticut in the United States Senate, where he has served since January 3, 2013. He sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, among other committee assignments. Murphy previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013, and before that in the Connecticut state legislature. In the Senate, Murphy has sponsored legislation across a range of policy areas. On firearms, he has sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act (S.3214) and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (S.595). On foreign policy and military matters, he has sponsored a joint resolution to direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities (SJRES.115) and a joint resolution on congressional disapproval of a proposed foreign action (SJRES.52). On elections, he has sponsored the Vote Without Fear Act (S.4121). On college athletics, he has sponsored both the College Athlete Right to Organize Act (S.2469) and the College Athlete Economic Freedom Act (S.2470). Additional sponsored measures include the Fair Play for Women Act (S.543), the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (S.3442), the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.3448), the Strengthening Immigration Procedures Act of 2025 (S.1201), the Workforce Mobility Act of 2025 (S.2031), and the Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026 (S.4088). Murphy has also introduced amendments in the Senate, including SAMDT.1977 and SAMDT.3447, the latter of which received a recorded vote of 44–51.

What they’ve done lately

Where the campaign funds come from

Murphy raised $12.5M this cycle, with 95.0% from individuals; unitemized contributions account for 68.4% of individual receipts. Murphy takes no PAC money — the two listed committees, Murphy Mobilization Fund ($36,600) and League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ($2,500), are a joint fundraising committee and a non-connected PAC, respectively, together totaling under $40K. Top employer concentrations include Yale University, Google, Mass General Hospital, and The Baupost Group L.L.C. Outside spending totaled $1.1M supporting Murphy — led by Connecticut's Future PAC Inc ($343,789), Working for Us Political Action Committee Inc ($288,884), and Environment America Action Fund ($199,171) — and $50,588 opposing him from the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action.