Official portrait of Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senate

Christopher Murphy

U.S. Senator from Connecticut

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2013
Current term ends
January 3, 2031
Next election
November 2030
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2030.

Committee assignments3
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
    • Department of Defense
    • Department of Homeland SecurityRanking Member
    • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    • Europe and Regional Security CooperationRanking Member
    • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
    • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    • Employment and Workplace Safety
    • Primary Health and Retirement Security
Earlier in Congress
  • U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s 5th District 2007–2013
Contact
Washington office
136 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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