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Joe Courtney

Democrat · CT-2 · U.S. House

On the ballot in 2026

CT-2 — U.S. House

Safe D 98%

Joe Courtney is on the ballot. Joe Courtney vs. George Austin.

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Bio

Joseph David Courtney is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district since 2007. His district encompasses most of the eastern third of the state, including Norwich and New London. A member of the Democratic Party, Courtney served as the Connecticut state representative for the 56th district from 1987 to 1995 and Vernon town attorney from 2003 until 2006.

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Record of service

In office
19.7 years
First took office
2007 (10 terms)
Seniority
59 of 439 by time served
Age
73
District offices
  • Enfield, CT · 860-741-6011
  • Norwich, CT · 860-886-0139
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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.

Reported net worth

2019
$1.4M
2020
$1.4M
2021
$1.6M
2022
$1.5M
2023
$1.7M
2024
$1.9M
2025
$1.7M
Most recent filing (2025)
Assets
$746k – $2.7M
Liabilities
$0 – $0
Net worth
$746k – $2.7M
Since 2019
+$291k
Largest holdings in the 2025 filing · 86 assets reported
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF (BBUS)$100k – $250k
TR 403(b) ⇒ T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025$100k – $250k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF (TFI)$50k – $100k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (JBND)$50k – $100k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF (JCPB)$50k – $100k
M&T Bank Accounts$15k – $50k
Mass Mutual Whole Life Policy$15k – $50k
Hartford Healthcare 401k ⇒ American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl R-6 (RFDTX)$15k – $50k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)$15k – $50k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust JPMorgan Active Growth ETF (JGRO)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan Active Value ETF (JAVA)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF (JEMA)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (JGLO)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan Income ETF (JPIE)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ JPMorgan International Value ETF (JIVE)$15k – $50k
IRA ⇒ Sweep Account$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund - ADV (ATEYX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ Calvert Green Bond Fund Class I (CGBIX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ Calvert Income Fund Class I (CINCX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ Large Cap Equity Fund - I Class (AFEIX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ Mirova Global Megatrends Fund Class Y (ESGYX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ UBS Engage For Impact Fund Class P2 (EIPTX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund Class P2 (ESPTX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund Class P2 (UDBTX)$15k – $50k
Rollover IRA ⇒ Victory Pioneer Global Equity Fund Class Y (PGSYX)$15k – $50k
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Pension Plan$5k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Gold Trust Shares (IAU)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares MBS ETF (MBB)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF (SUB)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Short Term Municipal Bond ETF (SHM)$1k – $15k
Inherited Brokerage Account ⇒ SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial (XLF)$1k – $15k

Largest first, capped at 40 line items. Each is the asset's reported value bracket, not the income it produced.

From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
D+0.61
Healthcare
D+0.56
Immigration & Border
D+0.57
Guns
D+0.86
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+0.79
Environment & Energy
D+0.80
Crime & Policing
D+0.23
Defense & Veterans
D+0.03
Economy & Labor
D+0.52
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.16
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.89
Education
D+0.65
Government & Democracy
D+0.77
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+0.78

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.

How they score against the parties

Joe Courtney's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.

Democratic Party
94%
Green Party
85%
Democratic Socialists (DSA)
81%
Communist Party USA
80%
Libertarian Party
57%
Republican Party
37%

On the political map

Joe Courtney (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

Socially conservativeSocially progressiveEconomic leftEconomic rightCourtney
Party platforms:Communist Party USADemocratic Socialists (DSA)Green PartyDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyLibertarian Party

Each small dot is a current member (Dem · Rep); the larger dots are party platforms — click one for its closest members. Economic axis: taxes, healthcare, labor, energy. Social axis: abortion, guns, immigration, civil rights, crime.

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Caucuses & committees

Where Courtneysits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.

Caucuses

Committees

Most and least aligned members

Treating Courtney's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.

Most aligned

Stephen F. Lynch
D · MA-8 · House
+100%
William R. Keating
D · MA-9 · House
+100%
Terri A. Sewell
D · AL-7 · House
+99%
Brendan F. Boyle
D · PA-2 · House
+99%
James A. Himes
D · CT-4 · House
+99%

Least aligned

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4 · House
−97%
Warren Davidson
R · OH-8 · House
−95%
Chip Roy
R · TX-21 · House
−95%
Lauren Boebert
R · CO-4 · House
−94%
Paul A. Gosar
R · AZ-9 · House
−94%

Recent notable votes

NAY
PROOF Act
2026-09-16 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Crime & Policing, Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Retire through Ownership Act
2026-09-16 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Taxes & Fiscal
NAY
SEED Act
2026-09-16 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Education
NAY
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".
2026-09-16 · Passed · Environment & Energy
YEA
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
2026-09-16 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act
2026-09-15 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
2026-09-15 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
2026-09-15 · Passed · Government & Democracy
NAY
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".
2026-09-15 · Passed · Environment & Energy
YEA
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
2026-09-15 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing
YEA
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
2026-09-15 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing
NAY
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
2026-09-15 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Crime & Policing, Environment & Energy, Taxes & Fiscal, Education

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