'''Patty Murray''' (October 11, 1950) is a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from the state of [[Washington]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party]] she has voted with the a majority of her Democratic colleagues ninety-six percent of the time during the current Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001111/</ref> She previously worked as a citizen lobbyist for environmental and education issues from 1983 to 1988. She was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 and has been reelected ever since.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001111</ref>
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'''Patty Murray''' (October 11, 1950) is a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from the state of [[Washington]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party]] she has voted with the a majority of her Democratic colleagues ninety-six percent of the time during the current Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001111/</ref> According to the VoteMatch quiz, Murray is a hard-core [[liberal]]. <ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Patty_Murray.htm Patty Murray on the Issues], OnTheIssues.org</ref>
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She previously worked as a citizen lobbyist for environmental and education issues from 1983 to 1988. She was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 and has been reelected ever since.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001111</ref>
In 2002, Murray praised [[Osama Bin Laden]] in front of a group of high school students.<ref>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml</ref>
In 2002, Murray praised [[Osama Bin Laden]] in front of a group of high school students.<ref>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml</ref>