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Richard Blumenthal

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Won the General, 2022 Connecticut U.S. Senate

Won the General, 2016 Connecticut U.S. Senate

Connecticut U.S. Senate, Sr (2011 - Present)

Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, Yale University Law School, 1973
  • Attended, Cambridge University, 1967-1968
  • BA, Harvard University, 1967

Professional Experience

  • JD, Yale University Law School, 1973
  • Attended, Cambridge University, 1967-1968
  • BA, Harvard University, 1967
  • Former Aide, United States Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
  • United States Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1977-1981
  • Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1970-1976
  • Administrative Assistant, United States Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, 1975-1976
  • Law Clerk, Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States Supreme Court, 1974-1975
  • White House Aide, 1969-1970

Political Experience

  • JD, Yale University Law School, 1973
  • Attended, Cambridge University, 1967-1968
  • BA, Harvard University, 1967
  • Former Aide, United States Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
  • United States Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1977-1981
  • Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1970-1976
  • Administrative Assistant, United States Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, 1975-1976
  • Law Clerk, Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States Supreme Court, 1974-1975
  • White House Aide, 1969-1970
  • Senator, United States Senate, District Sr, 2011-present
  • Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus, present
  • Attorney General, State of Connecticut, 1990-2010
  • Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District Sr, 1987-1990
  • Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1984-1987

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Bicameral Congressional Arthritis Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Veterans’ Jobs Caucus, present

Member, Defending Social Security Caucus, present

Member, Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking, present

Member, Senate Cultural Caucus, present

Member, Senate Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Caucus, present

Member, Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Senate National Guard Caucus, present

Member, Senate Oceans Caucus, present

Former Member, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Ranking Member, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel, United States Senate

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution, United States Senate

Former Member, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Armed Services

Member, Commerce, Science and Transportation

Member, Judiciary

Member, Special Committee on Aging

Member, Subcommittee on Airland

Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet

Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts

Member, Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather

Member, Subcommittee on Seapower

Member, Subcommittee on Security

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety

Member, Veterans' Affairs

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Yale University Law School, 1973
  • Attended, Cambridge University, 1967-1968
  • BA, Harvard University, 1967
  • Former Aide, United States Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
  • United States Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1977-1981
  • Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1970-1976
  • Administrative Assistant, United States Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, 1975-1976
  • Law Clerk, Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States Supreme Court, 1974-1975
  • White House Aide, 1969-1970
  • Senator, United States Senate, District Sr, 2011-present
  • Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus, present
  • Attorney General, State of Connecticut, 1990-2010
  • Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District Sr, 1987-1990
  • Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1984-1987
  • Former Editorial Chair, The Harvard Crimson
  • Former Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal
  • Member, Volunteer Counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored Member (NAACP), People Legal Defense Fund, 1981-1986
Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

National Security

Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- Yes

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches

Unanimous Consent Request--S. 593

Apr. 29, 2021Floor Speech
Funding
8,269,905 2,911,637 8,311,687 0

Financial Summary September 14, 2022 20:05 ET

Period Receipts Disbursements CashOnHand DebtsLoans
8,269,905 2,911,637 8,311,687 0
8,269,905 2,911,637 8,311,687 0
Source:Federal Election Commission
Total Raised
Total receipts$6,184,197.69
Total contributions$4,248,567.7168.7%
Total individual contributions$3,250,277.01
Itemized individual contributions$3,023,367.65
Unitemized individual contributions$226,909.36
Party committee contributions$0.00
Other committee contributions$997,025.00
Candidate contributions$1,265.70
Transfers from other authorized committees$1,784,948.4228.86%
Total loans received$0.000%
Loans made by candidate$0.00
Other loans$0.00
Offsets to operating expenditures$827.990.01%
Other receipts$149,853.572.42%
Total Spent
Total disbursements$1,776,553.63
Operating expenditures$1,700,864.1395.74%
Transfers to other authorized committees$0.000%
Total contribution refunds$69,333.503.9%
Individual refunds$59,433.50
Political party refunds$0.00
Other committee refunds$9,900.00
Total loan repayments$0.000%
Candidate loan repayments$0.00
Other loan repayments$0.00
Other disbursements$6,356.000.36%
Cash Summary
Ending cash on hand$8,311,687.43
Debts/loans owed to committee$0.00
Debts/loans owed by committee$0.00
Events

2020

May 20
National Safe Gun Storage Forum

Wed 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Newtown Action Alliance Newtown, CT

Mar. 6
New Haven City Hall Passport Day!

Fri 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST

New Haven City Hall New Haven, CT