Service history
20 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2007
- Representative CT-2 2007–present
Campaign finance
2002 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House CT-02 · 2026 General Election
- $1,235,567 raised
- $1,233,224 spent
- $2,342 cash on hand
| $1.24M | |
| $362.74K | |
| $742.81K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $139.37K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $65.09K |
| Party committees | $4.75K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $413.70K |
| Candidate self-funding | $4.67K |
| $3.68K | |
| Made by candidate | $68.68K |
| Other receipts | $68.61 |
| $1.23M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.14M |
| Loan repayments | $700.00 |
| Contribution refunds | $2.52K |
| Cash on hand | $2.34K |
| Debts owed by committee | $6.68K |
Through December 31, 2002 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2002)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,235,567 | $1,233,224 | $2,342 |
| 2004 | $24,747 | $27,089 | $0 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 217 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 11 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
73 tickers · 48 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Joe Courtney. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member
- Armed Services Committee · oversees Defense
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee · oversees Health
- Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
- Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Courtney, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — defense coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees the defense sector, and disclosed 2 defense-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $30,000) between Dec 2019 and Aug 2020.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
Committees House Committee on Armed Services · Member - Committee oversight & trading — health coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Education and Workforce — Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, which oversees the health sector, and disclosed 2 health-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $30,000) between Dec 2019 and Aug 2020.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9974Young Farmer Success ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9735CLINIC Assistance ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9638Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 8, 2026
- HR 9517UNLOCK AUKUS ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
- HRES 1380Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9226Connecticut River Watershed Partnership ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9164FRESH ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8925Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce ActsponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HCONRES 103Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8831Protecting Our Democracy ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HRES 1278Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy.cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
- HR 8765Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
- HR 8707No Funds for Iran War ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8592No WAR ActcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
- HRES 1209Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.sponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HJRES 155Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".sponsoredApr 8, 2026
- HR 8200Interstate Ferry Fairness ActcosponsoredApr 5, 2026
- HR 8175To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.cosponsoredApr 1, 2026
- HR 8194Agent Orange Service Medal ActcosponsoredApr 1, 2026
- HR 8045Student Loan Interest Elimination ActsponsoredMar 23, 2026
- HR 7973Momnibus ActcosponsoredMar 17, 2026
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