Richard Blumenthal

Democrat · CT · U.S. Senate

Bio

Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a member of the Senate since 2011. Blumenthal previously served as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, and as the 23rd Connecticut attorney general.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

D+0.39

Healthcare

D+0.84

Immigration & Border

D+0.55

Guns

D+0.14

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

D+0.86

Environment & Energy

D+0.87

Crime & Policing

D+0.76

Defense & Veterans

D+0.10

Economy & Labor

D+0.86

Foreign Policy & Trade

D+0.65

Civil Rights & Social

D+0.65

Education

D+0.73

Government & Democracy

D+0.77

Judicial & Executive Nominations

D+0.79

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

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Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

2026-06-24 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy

NAY

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-11 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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