Editing Patty Murray (section)

==Early life and education==
One of seven children, Murray was born in [[Bothell, Washington]], a daughter of David L. Johns and Beverly A. McLaughlin.<ref name=fp1>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/murray.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127052125/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/murray.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2008 |title=patty murray |website=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com}}</ref> Her mother was an accountant. Her father served in [[World War II]] and was awarded a [[Purple Heart]]. Her ancestry includes [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]], [[Irish Americans|Irish]], [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]], and [[French-Canadian Americans|French-Canadian]].<ref name=fp1/> When she was a teenager, her family was forced to apply for welfare assistance when her father became disabled due to [[multiple sclerosis]]. He had been the manager of a [[Variety store#North America|five-and-ten store]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/Events/Sen-Patty-Murray-D-WA-Takes-Hard-Line-on-Fiscal-Cliff/10737432338-1/|title=Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA Takes Hard Line on Fiscal Cliff|work=C-SPAN|access-date=July 21, 2012|archive-date=September 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182925/http://www.c-span.org/Events/Sen-Patty-Murray-D-WA-Takes-Hard-Line-on-Fiscal-Cliff/10737432338-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Murray attended Saint Brendan Catholic School as a young child.

Murray received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in physical education from [[Washington State University]] in 1972.