Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray (born October 11, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female U.S. senator. She is now the Senate Majority Conference Secretary, the fifth-highest rank in the caucus. Murray is the third female conference secretary and one of four female senators in the Senate's Democratic leadership.

Murray was the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2001 to 2003, and she is now a senior member of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chairwoman of its Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

Sen. Murray may be challenged next year by former pro football player Clint Didier, who has set up an exploratory committee for a possible candidacy, but has not yet indicated a party affiliation .