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Is Chris Murphy a Republican or Democrat?

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Chris Murphy is a Democrat. He began his political career serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and then in the state Senate (2003–06). In 2006 Murphy successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, and he took office the following year. Since 2013 he has served in the U.S. Senate. Murphy is generally viewed as a liberal Democrat.