Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy is a Democratic senator from Connecticut. Congress.gov records Senate service from the 113th through the 119th Congresses and earlier House service representing Connecticut's 5th District from 2007 to 2013.

Murphy's official Senate biography records earlier service in the Connecticut General Assembly and identifies education at Williams College and the University of Connecticut School of Law before federal office.

His official biography lists current work on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Foreign Relations Committee and Appropriations Committee, and describes legislative work on mental health, gun policy, foreign affairs and domestic manufacturing. These institutional records are kept separate from claim-specific fact checks.

Current / reviewed roles

• U.S. Senator — Connecticut (113th–119th Congresses)
• Former U.S. Representative — Connecticut, District 5 (110th–112th Congresses)

Current and reviewed institutional roles

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee