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Patty Murray, born October 11, 1950 (age 76), is a 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.[1] According to the VoteMatch quiz, Murray is a hard-core liberal. [2] 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.[3] In 2008, National Journal ranked Murry the most liberal U.S. Senator. [4] Murray is a Catholic that is funded by pro-abortion groups. She received a zero rating from a Catholic Advocate study, nominating her as having the top ten worst Catholic voting records. [5]
In 2002, Murray praised Osama Bin Laden in front of a group of high school students.[6]
References
- ↑ http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001111/
- ↑ Patty Murray on the Issues, OnTheIssues.org
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001111
- ↑ http://www.nationaljournal.com/2008voteratings
- ↑ Catholic Politicians Funded by Abortion Lobby, Inside Catholic, December 12, 2008
- ↑ http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml