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.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 15.6 years
- First took office
- 2011 (3 terms)
- Seniority
- 41 of 100 by time served
- Age
- 80
- Senate class
- 3 · senior senator
- Bridgeport, CT · 203-330-0598
- Hartford, CT · 860-258-6940
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Richard Blumenthal's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
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Caucuses & committees
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Committees
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Controlcenter · 7 members
- Senate Committee on Armed Servicescenter · 27 members
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairscenter · 15 members
- Senate Committee on the Judiciarycenter · 22 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Evgeniy Khmara met with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal. The talks focused on the situation on the front and on developing a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership between Ukraine and the United States.
Globalsecurity.org · Yesterday 
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