And — should Murray and Smiley both emerge from Washington’s Aug. 2 all-party primary, as appears likely — it will be the first time since 1998 that Murray has faced another woman in a ...

Heading into the Aug. 2 primary, Murray faces 17 challengers, but early campaign contributions and party support point to Tiffany Smiley as her likely opponent in November.

Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) will face political newcomer Tiffany Smiley, a Republican and former nurse, in her bid this fall for a sixth term in the Senate, the AP said. In Washington state, all ...

Patty Murray, one of the most ... a Republican and political newcomer. Ms. Murray, 72, ... But while she sought to distance herself from the right-wing positions of her party, ...

Democrats are adding millions in television spending to boost Sen. Patty Murray, a sign that the party is employing a take-no-chances approach even in solidly blue Washington state. The 30-year ...

The Supreme Court abortion ruling has boosted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray's reelection hopes. Her Republican rival is focusing on inflation, crime. Is abortion a game changer for Senate Democrats?

That has led Ms. Murray and her allies to frame Ms. Smiley as aligned with the Republican Party’s far-right extremists, airing ads evoking the Jan. 6 riot and the prospect of cuts to social ...

Perhaps no one in the Democratic Party has been better at that than Patty Murray. At the end of February, legislation to protect human trafficking victims passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and ...

Pam Norick was national security adviser to Sen. Patty Murray. Now, she's endorsing Murray's Republican opponent, Tiffany Smiley.

Ms. Murray fended off a challenge in November from her Republican opponent, the political newcomer Tiffany Smiley, to win another term by nearly 15 points, defying projections of a close race.

Sen. Patty Murray was first elected in 1992 and plans to run for re-election in 2022, but a KING 5 poll found 47% of registered voters said she should not run again.