Politician
Christopher S. Murphy
Democrat · Connecticut · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S2CT00132
Christopher S. Murphy (Democrat) raised $13M for the 2024 Connecticut Senate race, $54K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$13M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
0%
$54K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Connecticut Senate | $13M | 0% | $0 / $0 | – | $13M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $16KUnion $10KTrade group $1KMembership $44Super PAC $25
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee (Blackrock PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Cummins Inc. Political Action Committee (Cipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$3K
- Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau Political Action CommitteeTrade group$1K
- Diageo North America, Inc. Employees' Political Participation Committee (Diageo PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$1K
- Envision Healthcare Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$1K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 1 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (100%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$5K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $0$1K$5K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Christopher S. Murphy's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Joshua RaymondFormer congressional staff
Budget and Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Darlene Hooley; Chief of Staff, Rep. Christopher S. Murphy
Now lobbies for Regions Financial Corporation, Charles Schwab & Co., INC. · via Venable LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Christopher S. Murphy's 2024 campaign?
- Christopher S. Murphy (Democrat) raised $13M for the 2024 Connecticut Senate race, $54K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Christopher S. Murphy?
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) ($5K), Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee (Blackrock PAC) ($5K), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($5K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($5K), Cummins Inc. Political Action Committee (Cipac) ($3K) in 2024.