Patty Murray's journey through American politics has been fairly remarkable

Dec 11, 2013

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At one point in her career as a lobbyist for environmental and educational issues, someone (probably a dude) told Patty Murray that she couldn't make a difference because she was a "mom in tennis shoes." She carried that meme through multiple elections, including the 1992 U.S. Senate electi…

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