MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S

D · senate · currently seated · bioguide M001169

FEC candidate id: S2CT00132
Internal id: e987af55-9e32-499c-9996-754e51f32b8a
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Connecticut. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	3,624,508
People	Median age	41
Income	Median household income	$95,781
Income	Per-capita income	$55,915
Income	In poverty	10.0%
Income	Unemployed	5.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.499
Race	White alone	65.2%
Race	Black alone	10.6%
Race	Asian alone	4.8%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	18.3%
Race	Two or more races	11.4%
Origin	Foreign-born	15.7%
Language	Speaks English only at home	76.6%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	12.8%
Education	High school or higher	67.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	42.5%
Education	Advanced degree	19.2%
Household	Family households	64.3%
Household	Avg household size	2.46
Household	Never married (15+)	35.8%
Housing	Median home value	$366,900
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,488
Housing	Single-family detached	58.5%
Housing	Built before 1940	6.3%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.1%
Housing	Vacant units	7.0%
Service	Veterans (18+)	4.7%
Health	With a disability	12.2%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.2%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	5.5%
Commute	Drove alone	68.8%
Commute	Public transit	3.3%
Commute	Worked from home	16.0%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$12,504,648	$6,792,068	$11,239,355	$0	$11,878,865
2024	$12,786,118	$11,192,237	$5,526,775	$0	$12,056,274
2022	$861,276	$1,696,065	$3,932,894	$0	$1,128,460
2020	$1,671,377	$1,688,411	$4,767,683	$0	$1,482,368
2018	$12,522,264	$8,862,490	$4,784,717	$0	$10,749,016
2016	$1,997,748	$978,596	$1,124,943	$0	$1,727,367
2014	$653,938	$655,387	$105,791	$0	$486,017
2012	$10,543,456	$10,436,219	$107,239	$189,925	$8,586,927

Elections

2012 general senate · CT-S — won
2012 general senate · CT-S — running
2012 general senate · CT-S — won
2012 general senate · CT-S — won
2012 general senate · CT-S — running
2012 general senate · CT-S — won
2012 general senate · CT-S — running
2012 general senate · CT-S — running
2012 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — won
2018 general senate · CT-S — won
2018 general senate · CT-S — won
2018 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — running
2018 general senate · CT-S — won
2024 general senate · CT-S — won
2024 general senate · CT-S — running
2024 general senate · CT-S — won
2024 general senate · CT-S — running
2024 general senate · CT-S — running
2024 general senate · CT-S — won
2024 general senate · CT-S — won
2024 general senate · CT-S — running
2024 general senate · CT-S — won
2030 general senate · CT-S — running
2030 general senate · CT-S — running
2030 general senate · CT-S — running
2030 general senate · CT-S — running
2030 general senate · CT-S — running
2030 general senate · CT-S — running

Committees

BLUE SENATE 2018 — joint_fundraising · type S
CT/IN/NM VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY — principal · type S
GREEN SENATE 2012 — joint_fundraising · type S
HIMES MURPHY VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type H
MONTANA CONNECTICUT VICTORY — joint_fundraising · type S
MURPHY HEITKAMP VICTORY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
MURPHY HEITKAMP VICTORY COMMITTEE — independent · type N
SENATE IMPACT 2018 — joint_fundraising · type S

Recent votes

2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 124
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 123
YEA on SJRES 130 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices".
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 122
YEA on SJRES 141 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 121
YEA on SJRES 132 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents".
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 120
NAY on Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 119
YEA on SRES 526 — A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 118
YEA on SJRES 163 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 117
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 116
NAY on Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-05-11 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 115
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
D (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-02-18	AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	24K	$-2,500
2025-12-31	ENVISION HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC POLITICAL AC…	24K	$-1,000
2025-11-04	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL…	24K	$2,500
2025-10-17	NBT PAC FEDERAL FUND	24K	$-1,000
2025-09-30	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POL…	24K	$5,000
2025-08-31	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.…	24K	$-5,000
2025-08-27	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTER…	24K	$2,500
2025-07-26	END CITIZENS UNITED	24K	$-1,500
2025-05-01	DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL…	24K	$-1,000
2025-04-15	GREAT LAKES PAC	24K	$-5,000
2025-03-31	BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL AC…	24K	$-5,000
2025-02-26	END CITIZENS UNITED	24K	$1,500
2022-12-17	GREAT LAKES PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-15	SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION …	24K	$1,000
2022-11-28	IMPACT	24K	$5,000
2022-11-28	IMPACT	24K	$5,000
2022-11-07	NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMA…	24K	$1,000
2022-07-01	GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	24K	$2,000
2022-06-30	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$-2,000
2022-05-24	AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	24K	$2,500
2022-03-11	THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	24K	$-2,000
2022-01-28	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$-2,000
2021-12-02	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$2,000
2021-11-30	THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	24K	$2,000
2021-10-14	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$2,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
DURRANI, ADNAN A.	AMERICAN HALAL CO · EXECUTIVE	STAMFORD, CT	1	$5,000
LOEWENTHAL, THEODORE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	WEST HARTFORD, CT	1	$1,000
GOBEL, ALBERT	3G TMS INC · SOFTWARE ENGINEER	NEW HAVEN, CT	1	$1,000
BAKER, CHRISTINE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	GREENWICH, CT	1	$500
HOFFMAN, LEE D	PULLMAN & COMLEY LLC · ATTORNEY	WINDSOR, CT	1	$500
KINSOLVING, WILLIAM	SELF EMPLOYED · WRITER	LAKEVILLE, CT	1	$500
WALK, CYNTHIA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LA JOLLA, CA	2	$300
SLADE, SAMUEL	HILB · SALES	SAUNDERSTOWN, RI	1	$250
ROMLEY, JANICE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	1	$250
RONCALLI, ANTHONY	TXP SERVICES · EXECUTIVE	TREASURE ISLAND, FL	1	$250
BRAINARD, DAVID	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PROFESSOR	MERION STATION, PA	1	$250
NORCROSS, JULIE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	HARBOR SPGS, MI	1	$250
NOGUERA, NORBERTA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DALLAS, TX	1	$250
BEATY, RICHARD	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DEMAREST, NJ	1	$250
OWEN, MARGARET	NESTLE · IT	NEW CANAAN, CT	1	$250
LOPER, GEORGE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	1	$250
BENDFELDT, SANDRA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	RIVERSIDE, CT	3	$225
SLOWIK, JOHN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	NEW YORK, NY	1	$200
TUNNEY, JAY	JAY TUNNEY · WRITER/LECTURER	CHICAGO, IL	1	$150
NIMOY, ADAM	SELF EMPLOYED · WRITER/DIRECTOR	LOS ANGELES, CA	2	$150
MOORE, MONICA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	REDWOOD CITY, CA	2	$150
YELENOSKY, STEPHEN	STATE AND SELF EMPLOYED · SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE MEDIATOR ARBITRA	AUSTIN, TX	1	$150
PILLER, SANDRA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LOS ANGELES, CA	4	$140
POWER, FIONA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	EAST LYME, CT	2	$120
KING, SONDRA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	GLASTONBURY, CT	2	$110

Connected on the graph

Inbound (33)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-02-18	AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2025-12-31	ENVISION HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-11-04	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-10-17	NBT PAC FEDERAL FUND	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-09-30	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-08-31	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2025-08-27	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-07-26	END CITIZENS UNITED	contributed_to	$-1,500	pas2
2025-05-01	DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE (DIAGEO PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-04-15	GREAT LAKES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2025-03-31	BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
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2025-02-26	END CITIZENS UNITED	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-12-17	GREAT LAKES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-15	SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-07	NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVES PAC (NOSSCR PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-07-01	GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-06-30	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2022-05-24	AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-03-11	THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2022-01-28	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2021-12-02	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-11-30	THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-10-14	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-08-30	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)	contributed_to	$-3,000	pas2
2021-06-30	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2021-06-25	FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-03-30	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2021-01-12	THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2

Outbound (27)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MURPHY HEITKAMP VICTORY COMMITTEE	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	HIMES MURPHY VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	GREEN SENATE 2012	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MONTANA CONNECTICUT VICTORY	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	CT/IN/NM VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE IMPACT 2018	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	BLUE SENATE 2018	—		candidate_committees
—	independent_committee_of	MURPHY HEITKAMP VICTORY COMMITTEE	—		candidate_committees
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2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Foreign Relations Committee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee	—	RANKING	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Appropriations Committee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Department of Defense Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee	—	RANKING	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2025-01-03	member_of_committee	Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee	—	MEMBER	congress-committee
2023-12-07	cosponsor_of_bill	S 3437 — Addressing SILO Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-10-24	cosponsor_of_bill	S 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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