Editing Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (section)

===2001–2002 election cycle===
[[Patty Murray]] became the first female Chair of the DSCC in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001:Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) became ... |url=https://cawp.rutgers.edu/node/3174 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=cawp.rutgers.edu |language=en}}</ref> Her team raised more than $143 million, beating the previous record by $40 million. However, the Democratic Party lost two seats in the [[2002 United States elections|subsequent election]] which saw President [[George W. Bush]] become the first sitting president to take control of the Senate in a midterm election since 1914. This result may be attributed to [[George W. Bush]]'s post-[[September 11 attacks|9/11]] popularity and the death of Senator [[Paul Wellstone]] of [[Minnesota]], who had been favored to win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prospect.org/article/patty-murray-19-takes|title=Patty Murray in 19 Takes|work=The American Prospect|date=21 May 2013 }}</ref>