Patty Murray
A candidate for U.S. Senator in the 2010 Washington General Election
Party: Democrat
Age: 75
City: Seattle, Washington
Education: Received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Washington State University in 1972.
Work experience: Worked as a preschool teacher.
Political experience: Served as Washington's U.S. Senator since 1993. Served as a state senator from 1989 to 1993. Served on the Shoreline School District Board from 1985 to 1989.
Family: Married to Rob Murray. Has two children.
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Patty Murray (D) | 1,262,778 | 52.15% |
| Dino Rossi (R) | 1,158,708 | 47.85% |
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Rossi agrees to 2 debates, calls for more
Rossi agrees to 2 debates, calls for more
Poll suggests Murray ahead of Rossi
OLYMPIA – Democrat incumbent Patty Murray leads Republican challenger Dino Rossi in a “highly partisan” race, a new poll by Elway Research Inc., suggests. If they were voting today, half of the 500 likely voters contacted by the company between last Thursday and Sunday said they’d vote for Murray, who is seeking her fourth term; 41 percent said they’d vote for Rossi, a former state senator and two-time gubernatorial candidate.
Elway Poll: Murray 50%/Rossi 41%
Elway Poll: Murray 50%/Rossi 41%
Spin Control: So far, Rossi stiff-arming Didier on pledge
Clint Didier, who placed third in last month’s U.S. Senate primary, released a long letter to supporters last week explaining why he still can’t endorse fellow Republican Dino Rossi, who finished second. Although from the letter, one might argue that Didier doesn’t consider Rossi a fellow Republican, at least not until Rossi makes certain statements about taxes, federal spending and abortion. By trying to dictate terms, Didier is putting Rossi in a very strange position.
WA Senate candidates mark 9/11
WA Senate candidates mark 9/11
Didier still not endorsing Rossi
Didier still not endorsing Rossi
Raising money on Sept. 11
Raising money on Sept. 11
Rossi’s earmark stance questioned
Republican Dino Rossi’s latest television commercial repeats an objection to certain types of federal spending known as earmarks that has become a hallmark of his campaign against incumbent U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. That seems odd, state Sen. Lisa Brown, a Spokane Democrat, argued Thursday. When Rossi oversaw the state’s budget as a member and eventually chairman of the state Senate Ways and Means Committee, it had the legislative equivalent of earmarks and he didn’t object.
Brown challenges Rossi on earmarks
Brown challenges Rossi on earmarks
Republicans absent from corridor celebration
Republicans absent from corridor celebration